Simple law:
If you are in Congress and want to pass a pork project, you need to get it into a bill BEFORE the election and get it voted on.
If you want to 'shield the Congress' from disclosing it's records -- same thing.
That way the electorate can vote your sorry ass out.
No spending bills after the FIRST vote is cast in any election (until the new Congress is seated) -- and nothing that benefits or protects Congress in any way.
Am I missing anything?
How about single item bills only. What the fuck is up with 1500 plus page bills??
Agreed! Single item bills only and no spending bills after the election starts.
How does this solve any problems. You basically hamstring the government for months in election years which both parties will use that time for BS.
Your point? That's what they did now lol
This doesn't hamstring the government. It forces them to be accountable to the electorate.
If we look at the first CR, which items 'just popped up' now? As far as I know, none.
They just waited until now to put them in, because the election is over.
This 60-day window can still be used to handle legitimate business -- just not pork spending issues.
No lame duck spending, period.
id rather go back to strict constructionism
Love it but it makes too much sense for those idiots to comprehend!!!!