Coming up for air. Briefly.
Yes, we get many stupid bills filed. Sadly, it doesn't take long to understand that many of them are very poorly thought through. Several years ago I explained to a legislator why his bill would accomplish the exact opposite of its stated goal. To his credit, he agreed and killed his own bill in his own committee.
Last Wednesday I explained to another legislator (a newbie) why his is chock-filled with problems and likely to make the situation he wanted to fix even worse. He didn't listen; we agreed on an amendment that would minimize the damage and he went off happy. But I received an e-mail from one senator expressing a hope it will die in the committee looking at it today.