Let's Try Democracy For A Change
GOAL No. 2
Make Our Lives Simpler
* The recent "Stimulus Bill" was over 1000 pages long and allocated $ 789 billion.
* The proposed Health Care Reform Bill is over 2000 pages long and may cost over $ 1 trillion.
* The last annual budget of the U.S. was about 2200 pages long and allocated $ 3.6 trillion.
* The Federal Register which contains all Federal regulations is now well over 60,000 pages.
* The proposed Health Care Reform Bill is over 2000 pages long and may cost over $ 1 trillion.
* The last annual budget of the U.S. was about 2200 pages long and allocated $ 3.6 trillion.
* The Federal Register which contains all Federal regulations is now well over 60,000 pages.
To me, law-making on this scale is a strong indicator of micro-management. Its roots lie within a Legislative Branch too eager to solve every problem for us -- state, local and even individual. The result is a world in which solving any problem requires "an act of congress." I'd like to help the House of Representatives rediscover its constitutional boundaries and develop the self-discipline that is so clearly lacking.
Action Plan: Democracy requires a certain quality of information. Volume is not quality. Laws should be kept so short and simple that even I can understand them.
These principles will be applied to any legislation that I author, endorse, or review:
> It will expire or be reviewed by a specified date or event
> It will be based on hard evidence of need
> Tangible benefits must be greater than the realistic costs
> Dependable long-term funding must be assured
> No unrelated addendums are attached
> The rights and responsibilities of individual Citizens are not usurped
> The rights and responsibilities of state and local governments are preserved
These principles will be applied to any legislation that I author, endorse, or review:
> It will expire or be reviewed by a specified date or event
> It will be based on hard evidence of need
> Tangible benefits must be greater than the realistic costs
> Dependable long-term funding must be assured
> No unrelated addendums are attached
> The rights and responsibilities of individual Citizens are not usurped
> The rights and responsibilities of state and local governments are preserved
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The Constitution
