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I often try to think of a rule that would require simplified bills without just having arbitrary limits. Like, wouldn't it be nice if each thing voted on had to

I often try to think of a rule that would require simplified bills without just having arbitrary limits. Like, wouldn't it be nice if each thing voted on had to be less than 8 pages (for example) in length instead of 3000. I'm sure there is some downside though like how will we fit all the pork in to this vote??!?

louloulou 5y ago
It should be +1 day per page before it can be voted on. It's completely absurd that the people voting on these bills don't have the chance to read and understand them before having to give an opinion and change the laws governing >300M people. The whole thing makes a mockery of representative democracy.
- koolba 5y ago
  And +1 day per X% of GDP being spent would be nice too.
  - louloulou 5y ago
    And a max number of pages per day limit
- idrios 5y ago
  Instead of 1 bill with 3000 pages, you'd have 3000 bills that are each 1 page. Frankly, that's a great outcome and this a great idea.
KMag 5y ago
Not just pork, but also more productive forms of legislative compromise would be affected by such limitations.
- breadzeppelin__ 5y ago
  yea that makes sense. That's why I always wonder if there's a GOOD way to force simplification