Re: US Civics and Government - Procedures
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:11 pm
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PDF / 5 pages / Ridding Congress of Riders: The Case for a Single Subject Amendment
https://www.jamesmadison.org/wp-content ... Menton.pdf
.. “The riders were hung on the stocking with care .. in hopes that no one would notice them there.” ..
senate.gov
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/comm ... s_acts.htm
usa.gov
https://www.usa.gov/how-laws-are-made
nebraska examiner / Could ‘single subject rule’ trip up merger of abortion and transgender health care bills?
Nebraska Constitution requires bills to have ‘no more than one subject,’ but the clause is mostly untested in court
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2023/05/10 ... ans-bills/
PDF / 5 pages / Ridding Congress of Riders: The Case for a Single Subject Amendment
https://www.jamesmadison.org/wp-content ... Menton.pdf
^^i think so.It is no secret that Americans are upset with their political system.
Congress’ approval rate is dishearteningly low, and the bitter partisan divide that continues to fracture American society hampers any meaningful compromise or reform.
So, the question arises:
How can Americans improve their political system to ensure that the government is accurately representing the desires of its citizens?
Most Americans rightly condemn rampant government waste and “pork barrel spending,” but few realize that a simple solution would be to eliminate “rider amendments,” those unrelated provisions tacked onto bills and omnibus ..
.. “The riders were hung on the stocking with care .. in hopes that no one would notice them there.” ..
senate.gov
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/comm ... s_acts.htm
usa.gov
https://www.usa.gov/how-laws-are-made
nebraska examiner / Could ‘single subject rule’ trip up merger of abortion and transgender health care bills?
Nebraska Constitution requires bills to have ‘no more than one subject,’ but the clause is mostly untested in court
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2023/05/10 ... ans-bills/