what's amazing is that laws are added as riders onto unrelated legislation. at least, that's my understanding[1,2]. i suspect that the only people who read the

what's amazing is that laws are added as riders onto unrelated legislation. at least, that's my understanding[1,2]. i suspect that the only people who read the bills are those trying to sneak something in, or watchdog groups like the eff. everybody else in washington is there for the hookers n'blow. [1] Plenty of references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider_%28legislation%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider_%28legislation%29 http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/gop-pledge-o-meter/promise/666/will-not-bundle-bills-into-must-pass-legislatio/ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/gop-pledge-... [2] These last two are Monsanto and firearms related bills being snuck through via the "avoid government shutdown" scare: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/21/174973235/did-congress-just-give-gmos-a-free-pass-in-the-courts http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/21/174973235/did-co... http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/03/21/174969923/nra-driven-gun-provisions-pass-along-with-spending-bill http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/03/21/174969923...