What is a good bill to past?

[Raped]

This pertains to both state, local, and national affairs. In your opinion what is a logical bill that can be passed and should be passed by congress? State your reasons.

[Light]

At 11/24/08 06:13 PM, Raped wrote: This pertains to both state, local, and national affairs. In your opinion what is a logical bill that can be passed and should be passed by congress? State your reasons.

That's an extremely broad question....but I'll try to state my opinion anyway. One bill Congress should pass is something tht should pertain to this stupid $700 billion dollar bail-out. They should pass this bill to prevent themselves from bailing out the big industries that really don't need any help at all. The big three automakers for one example. They've got enough money and knowledge to get themselves out of their own mess without needing Congress's help.

[dySWN]

Any bill that cuts down on needless bureaucracy will have my vote.

Unfortunately, none have been forthcoming.

[Korriken]

At 11/24/08 09:58 PM, dySWN wrote: Any bill that cuts down on needless bureaucracy will have my vote.

Unfortunately, none have been forthcoming.

We've been getting a lot of the opposite though, which ain't helping.

[marchohare]

I propose not only a bill, but an Amendment to the Constitution: the Plain Language Amendment. It would state that all laws must be written in language so plain (English and Spanish versions at least, 'natch) that any person of average intelligence could function as his own legal counsel.

All laws consisting of intricate, tricky legalese would immediately become null and void. Congress would start over from scratch.

No chance of that happening of course, but I'll bet weeduhpeepull would love it.

[fli]

At 11/24/08 11:10 PM, marchohare wrote: I propose not only a bill, but an Amendment to the Constitution: the Plain Language Amendment. It would state that all laws must be written in language so plain (English and Spanish versions at least, 'natch) that any person of average intelligence could function as his own legal counsel.

All laws consisting of intricate, tricky legalese would immediately become null and void. Congress would start over from scratch.

No chance of that happening of course, but I'll bet weeduhpeepull would love it.

Well... I don't think, especially when you're doing law, that everything can be rendered in "plan language." Some things can't be written out in plain language.

But I think it should be manditory that everything written out should be denominalized....

If something can be written out like this: "Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood was walking through the woods, when the Wolf jumped out from behind a tree and frightened her."

But, if it's written like this:
"Once upon a time, as a walk through the woods was taking place onthe part of Little Red Riding Hood, the Wolf's jump out from behind a tree occured, causing her fright."

Then we shoud revise all these texts.

[Imperator]

At 11/24/08 09:58 PM, dySWN wrote: Any bill that cuts down on needless bureaucracy will have my vote.

Unfortunately, none have been forthcoming.

Ditto.
But it ain't gonna happen. It'd be like the Senate voting themselves a pay cut.....

I'd personally like a bill that limited how many terms senators and Reps could serve in succssion, and in total. I'm completely against the idea of career politicians, and vehemently against the idea that someone can say they've been in office for "decades".....

[Light]

At 11/25/08 09:48 PM, Imperator wrote:

I'd personally like a bill that limited how many terms senators and Reps could serve in succssion, and in total. I'm completely against the idea of career politicians, and vehemently against the idea that someone can say they've been in office for "decades".....

That seems logical. I think you'd have to pass an entire constitutional amendment to make that possible. There's no way Congress would dish out the two-thirds vote needed in both houses to ratify that.