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Cool idea, but how on earth do you decide what "1 issue" is? For example, take a farm subsidy bill. Is it one issue? Or maybe there should be separate bills fo
by isaacdl 11y ago
Cool idea, but how on earth do you decide what "1 issue" is?
For example, take a farm subsidy bill. Is it one issue? Or maybe there should be separate bills for corn farmers and wheat farmers? What about large farms and small farms?
I don't have an answer, I'm just playing devil's advocate :)
- norea-armozel 11y agoEasier proposal would be no rider bills whatsoever. All proposed legislation must be published online two weeks in advance. And the like.
- uxp 11y ago"Rider Bills" are just amendments to bills. Taking the example given elsewhere in this thread, a farm subsidy bill. If the original bill was to pay farmers 10% of their annual yield (i'm literally making this up), would an amendment that added a 2.5% tax on commodities trading of the same crops be a rider bill, or an amendment?
- walshemj 11y agoYes but I think he meant rider as unrelated which in a better system would be ruled out of order.
- s73v3r 11y agoAnd what about in emergency situations? Do you really want to make people wait 2 weeks for disaster relief funds?
- hwstar 11y agoIf the president declares a disaster area (meaning it is bona-fide) an exception could be made for relief funds, but the bill would only be able to address the disaster issue.
- norea-armozel 11y agoI think executive orders could fit the bill. Also, there's existing legislation which already covers that matter. Plus, you can add a limit to the delay of a bill if it's for the necessity of govt operations like appropriation bills.
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