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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's because Congress doesn't have a single subject rule.

43 states have it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-subject_rule

E: There are some good reasons why Congress doesn't have it. First, Congress does soooooo much stuff that it might be utterly impossible to do it one subject at a time. That's why we have omnibus bills for things such as spending, which includes the budgets of all or most federal departments. Along with reconciliation and appropriations bills, it's how a lot of business gets done and how compromises are made. A single subject rule would clear up a lot of the pork, but night just grind things to a hault just by the shear number of bills that would have to be written, debated, and voted.

Another reason is that it opens a whole new category of litigation as to whether or not the title of the bill matches the subject of the bill; the standard is one of whether the title alone would give fair notice as to the range of subject matter in the bill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnibus_bill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I wish we had this for a long time in Congress.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago

One of America's dumbest legislative mechanics.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh silly you. This bill is called free soda for all because it's trying to free this dog that happens to be named soda.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

And by "free," they mean "free from its mortal coil."

[–] [email protected] 48 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

It's wild this is even allowed in your country. You'd think a bill should relate to a single topic or area so you can actually vote on it, and people can easily see how reps voted on certain topics.

Right?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

??? How am I supposed to get pork-barrel projects for my district? That would never work! People should be forced to vote for things they don't agree with to get things they do agree with. That's the American way.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The funny part is public initiatives are bound to this rule, depending where you live

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

But if they did that, how else would they be able to get money for some random project in their district. Or tack on something everyone is against because the optics of going against the stop Stop Child Rape bill are so bad.

If there is no answer for "how does this help a politician?" then it's probably not going to happen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 53 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
  • The Patriot Act - is about increasing government surveillance
  • EARN IT - is about adding backdoors to encryption and increasing government monitoring of internet traffic.
  • Kids Online Safety Act - is about internet censorship and platform liability.
  • The Inflation Reduction Act - is about taxes and climate.
  • Unborn Victims of Violence Act - you can probably guess what this is about.
  • Working Families Flexibility Act - is about changing overtime and vacation benefits and giving employers flexibility in when they allow their employees to redeem them.
[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Unborn Victims of Violence Act

Abortion? Lmfao they called it that? x⸑x

If it wasn't America I would guess it was to protect future generations of kids in war zones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It has a specific exception for abortion but was largely a ploy to elevate fetuses legal status to a party capable of being wronged under federal law and so lay the groundwork for future challenges to abortion. The pretense was that violent crimes against pregnant women should get punished more harshly because there’s two victims.

Turns out they didn’t need it, they could just pack the courts and get what they wanted without all the trouble.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Indiana SB52.

It's claimed to promote the local economy.

It actually just bans bus rapid transit in Indianapolis.

It's claimed to have the support of the businesses and the people living in the area.

It actually has no support outside of Andy Mohr Auto Group.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don’t think I can think of something stupider than banning busses in a city (if I’m reading this right)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

https://fox59.com/news/bill-trying-to-stop-blue-line-headed-for-third-reading-in-senate/

Bus rapid transit uses dedicated lanes for the busses, which is what they're banning. State senator Aaron Freeman is the one behind it and he's a complete moron.

They're also not banning it statewide. The law applies to all cities with a consolidated city-county government... Which is decided by state law... Which has been changed over the years so it only applies to Indianapolis.

Oh, they also announced a "compromise" with the city a few weeks ago! In exchange for changing nothing, they also agreed to prevent the city from banning rights on red downtown!

Sure, the pedestrian fatality rate is through the roof and prohibiting rights on red would do a lot to bring it down, but can you imagine how horrible it is to make a driver wait an extra three seconds at a stoplight?!

This has been a friendly message from the same party that also decided back in 1985 that the city would no longer build any new sidewalks or street lights.

And the same party that banned light rail in Indianapolis, only agreeing to overturn it if Amazon moved their headquarters here.

And the same party that signed into law RFRA.

And the same party that's trying to both ban gay marriage and refuse transgender recognition.

And the same party that consolidated the city-county government because they were afraid of blacks getting uppity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Wow... thank you for listing out such an all-star set of goals. I mean, I have heard more lately about laws against no right turns on reds, but the rest are fabulous!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Patriot Act

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

YES THE SUGAR FREE SODA ACT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

1$/L TAX FOR ALL SUGAR AND SUGAR REPLACEMENT AND JUICE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Really, you don't need sugar for a good drink (unless distilled).

Ice cold lemonade from extract or mint from extract is LITERALLY only water.

Ps Drink room temp water and you won't even want any cold drinks ever again.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Room temp water tastes nasty as hell what are you talking about. Ice cold or go home.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, I really need answers about that one. My friend leaves his filtered water pitcher on the counter, and he also said it tasted better than from the fridge. Even on summer days when I biked over and was sweating buckets, I could barely stand drinking it. I would rather get it straight from the tap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well, it is indeed from the counter from a ten year old ceramic dispenser.

It keeps it moderately acceptable to drink, really. I live in hot Ecuador and no ac in main rooms except master bedroom

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ps Drink room temp water and you won’t even want any cold drinks ever again.

It keeps it moderately acceptable to drink, really.

Wow, folded real quick there, huh?

Wait...

I live in hot Ecuador and no ac in main rooms

So you say room temperature, but really it's warm.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

In a natural baked pottery the water is pretty ok to drink. Not cold but DEFINITELY not warm.

My only preferred sugar intake is imported 7 year old panamenian ABUELO rum. Highly recommended much better as a 12yo whiskey and just 19.95$ usd

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

Ah, yes. Citizens United.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again Democracy simply doesn't work

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

It works quite well. And it could work much better than it does now in the US. But wealth inequality erodes the education and free time of the population entrusted with the responsibility of voting.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

for those who are downvoting, this is a simpsons reference about almost this exact same thing.

if you’re downvoting because it’s a simpsons reference, ouch!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

First past the post representative "democracy" sure as hell doesn't.

I'm not certain it's a valid inference to throw all possible forms of truly democratic government through the drain along with it.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 9 months ago

Something something Patriot Act

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago

Also this bill bans soda

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

antenna man

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