WaPo Really Asking The Hard Questions
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Unfortunately, I don't think it is enough. If we still had a government operating on the principals of individual freedom and self determination that would be true, but with the massive number of laws on the books that infringe on these principles, and the massive disparity in the amount of force the government can bring to bear compared to an individual, we need the Republicans (or some group in government) to actively be nullifying these infringements and restoring the balance of power to where it should be.
People talk about term limits for politicians, but what I'd like to see is term limits for laws.
Imagine if there was an amendment nullifying every law that isn't revoted for 10 years. Sure there would be giant omnibus bills that reupped everything, but at least there would be a process that could remove cruft. Is it really that much easier to hide stuff in a 20,000 page reauthorize than a 2000 page omnibus budget? Maybe a little but it's not like congressmen are actually reading these things anyway.
Maybe it would also make it easier to get rid of old good stuff like Sherman Antitrust, but with it not being enforced anyway maybe it's better to not even have it on the books pretending to be protecting us.
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.