All we really need is single-issue legislation

[SoCalDem]

and NO superfluous legislation at ALL until the 13 major spending bills are done.. That should keep congress busy.

Kind of like doing your homework BEFORE you go out and play..

If they were forbidden from tacking on goodies to every bill they bring up, they might actually know where all that money is going, and the public wouldknow how the money is being spent.

Finance reform will never "work" until we have public funding of elections. TV makes too much money from the commercials to ever give it up willingly, and politians are addicted to campaign donations. It's the crack cocaine of politics..

They want it so badly they will do anything to get it..and all they end up doing with it is giving most of it to TV stations so they can run ads to get MORE of it....

Until we break the cycle and get TV and pols into "rehab", nothing will change..

Every state that allows it, should get public election funding on a referendum, and try to tie the corruption with the money.. That might do it..(but would the stations even take the ads?)

[harlinchi]

1. I've always wondered why they can't do just that!

I'd imagine it would curtail much of the funny business that occurs with bills at the last minute!

on edit: If only I used spellcheck!

[AllegroRondo]

2. Missouri has a law like that

you cannot attach a provision or line to a law that has nothing to do with the original intent or title of the law.

Also, you cannot pass a law that costs money without also providing for a way to pay for it in the same bill.