Do you think that the DC crowd should be required to pass bills on their individual merit and not be allowed to add pork to them in order to get others to vote yes on them.
I mean if a bill doesnt have enough merit to pass on its own do we really want it to pass becuase they got an extra 20 votes by adding on non-realted items that were benificial to the people who would have voted no if the pork wasnt added.?
Could this type of no pork system work or would no bill ever get passed?
2007-12-22 21:13:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
"The DC Crowd" As in the people authoring these bills.
I just find it stupid that a bill that doesnt have enough support to pass on its own merit like an immigration bill will get passed becuase they tack on a added part to give money to art galleries in Virginia to get the vote of a person who wouldnt vote for the bill on its own
2007-12-22 22:09:01 · update #1
I think the present system serves the greedy.
A line item veto is a great way to start. Also I think a bill should not be added to another. One at a time, voted on by merit.
If a computer system was used (there is one already in place) to allow congressmen, senators and the president to see them individually, read them and then vote it would eliminate a lot of the pork.
It should also be available online for the people to read and comment on. If they work for us they should know what we think.
2007-12-22 21:38:33 · answer #1 · answered by Larry W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This type of system may work (it works in some state legislatures), but it would require drastic changes to the way Congress functions.
What is the "DC" crowd?
2007-12-22 21:52:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that any bills passed should have only one central issue included. Adding unrelated "causes" only adds to the cost.
2007-12-22 22:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed.
2007-12-22 22:03:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋