I agree!
I agree whole heartedly. Any law needs to apply to everyone. Especially the ones writing and passing said law.
Absolutely agree!
I see your point on that. I do feel they should be paid the median wage for where they are from. Just my thoughts.
One page might not be enough and provide loopholes to be exploited. I agree with keeping the bill to one subject/law, but it might give it more room for explanation to tighten up things.
YES YES YES ! As it stands today they must vote for one thing they don’t agree with to get what they do want.
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Let Elon take a hatchet to all the past crap bills that are still funded fiscally and plug that $ into a new FEMA staff to help the hurricane victims. I would actually like to see a ‘single bill approval’ added to the constitution so it can’t be removed later on.
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Single issue bills… needed.
Plain language… great.
1 page… not possible to properly address any bill issue.
I’ve spent decades in local government 100 is more reasonable. Certainly 10 or 20. Also it would be wonderful if there was a required section that looks at costs of the bill not just financial. Changes involve trade offs, even when it isn’t financial there are other costs that too often are ignored. You set up rent controls and there will be less housing provided by the market in that location etc.
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- Single issue bills
- No changes can be done to a bill 3 day prier to voting on it.
- No voting can be don after 6 pm ( no vote on the middle of the night )
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I would add a last item that publicly makes easily available how each member (by name and state) of congress voted on each bill. This way we can all see how we are being represented by our elected officials.
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I think you set a one page limit to include the concise info contained in the bill… and then an extended format which explains various components of the bills in greater depth. Cap the extended portion to one page per bullet point referenced on the first page.
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Definitely a good idea here. The way that they currently try and often succeed to deceitfully pass legislation by calling it something that it is not really angers me. These deceitful practices are a staple reason why citizens overwhelmingly distrust their government.
End statutory, and administrative law and rebuild with a Constitutional foundation of Common law. End the obscene mutation of justice through corporatization of our political structure.
I agree, single item bills are a must, otherwise you get bills like the “border bill” that republicans voted against because it had items that had nothing to do with the border, and still allowed, IIRC, 5000 people a day to still come into the country illegally, and then use those bills to say “see republicans are not serious about the border” SINGLE ITEM ONLY
This can be a non-issue by using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to read, digest, and disseminate the information provided in these documents. Because of the “legalese” of these bills, we can’t realistically expect lawyers to simplify the language they are accustomed to using. Additionally, trying to force lawmakers to write single-page bills could slow down progress and create more friction, as complex issues often require detailed legislation.
There should also be public dissemination of the AI audit results. Politicians, lawmakers, and the public at large should be able to “chat” with the documents through an automated AI process.
Use Case:
An AI-powered platform is created where users can interact with legislative documents in plain language. For example:
• Interactive Queries: A citizen could ask, “How does this bill affect small businesses?” The AI would analyze the document and provide an easily understandable answer.
• Identifying “Pork” Projects: Users could inquire, “Are there any unrelated expenditures in this bill?” The AI would scan the bill to identify and highlight sections that introduce expenditures or projects not directly connected to the main purpose. It could then rate the bill based on the amount of such “pork” content.
This system enhances transparency by enabling politicians, lawmakers, and the public to scrutinize bills more effectively, fostering informed discussions and decision-making without hindering legislative progress.
This can be implemented immediately.
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I think you’re right that more than one page is needed for specificity. I think even 50 pages is too much. There will be a major increase in the number of bills due to the single topic rule, which can cog up the system if the bills are that lengthy. Maybe 10 pages would be a reasonable length.
#3. I agree with plain language; however, it must be considered that some plain language may prove too vague to withstand any legal challenges.
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Not only should they be required to read it, but I think a website for Congress should be built where they can (and should) justify their reasoning for voting the way they do on each bill. If we are their employer, then I feel we deserve insight into their decision making process.
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I’ve been saying this for decades as I saw waste and grift back then.
I think they should also be forced to give the public several days to a week to provide feedback on the bill. Each bill gets its own discussion board/thread, where the public can provide their opinions of the bill and tag their representatives/senators to go on the record with their support or lack thereof.
We elect them to represent us and our interests–they should be forced to acknowledge our input on bills that have an effect on us instead of voting in the interests of the groups and people who bought them off.
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