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Easier proposal would be no rider bills whatsoever. All proposed legislation must be published online two weeks in advance. And the like.
by norea-armozel 11y ago
Easier 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.