WaPo Really Asking The Hard Questions
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Both this and an amendment stating that bills must cover ONE topic only, no extraneous attachments, and be read in full out loud by the presenter before being voted on.
Forcing the sponsor to read any bills they propose (probably three times, maybe four; once to introduce to committee, once as amended in committee, once before the whole body as amended out of committee, and once before the whole body as amended from the floor) would be great, but I'd add the stipulation (as suggested in my other post) that if a congress critter isn't present for at least the entire final reading, they can't vote on the bill.
Make it so they cant vote yes. They may still vote no on bills they haven't read. Dont need to listen to everything to know something is a pile of shit.
I don't think that's really necessary, because as I understand it bills are passed based on the total number of 'Yes' votes, not the ratio of 'Yes' to 'No' votes. If you want to make what is functionally only a a political statement against a bill as a representative, I think you should be required to be aware of the content of that bill.