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I think this, like the Patriot Act and countless others, is indicative of a problem with the way in which we name our bills. No politician wants to be the guy t
by fourk 15y ago
I think this, like the Patriot Act and countless others, is indicative of a problem with the way in which we name our bills. No politician wants to be the guy that voted against the "Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act of 2011", when that can be taken out of context of the actual text of the bill and used as a political weapon against him/her. Haven't we realized that our current system of naming bills leads to a system in which our representatives are politically pressured to vote for or against a bill based upon a sensationalist and misleading name?
- SoftwareMaven 15y agoI totally agree, but who is there to stop the practice? Everybody wants their own bills passed, so everybody put names on them to encourage (extort) passing.