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The problem is that most of the 'compromises' involve agreeing to spend some money in the Congressional district.
by ant6n 11y ago
The problem is that most of the 'compromises' involve agreeing to spend some money in the Congressional district.
- jacques_chester 11y agoAustralia's constitution (S54 and S55) requires all appropriations bills to be only about appropriations ("supply", as we call it). Anything else in a money bill causes the entire bill to become invalid. That and party discipline means that US-style horse-trading is much harder. There's still pork-barrelling, but it's driven by the party's assessment of which seats need to be shored up, rather than every single electorate getting bacon grease, squeaky or not.