Here’s the reform I’d like to see.
1. Every bill has an “author.”
2. Must be in you seat listening to the “debate” on new legislation.
3. Able to ask the “author” questions. For example: How did you decide on the $ amount? (or % amount)?
4. Recorded vote, taken electronically with-in 2 minutes.
5. Members who vote against a bill are required to submit for publication, a max 2 page listing of their specific objections to a bill.
Add:
1. All bills must be restricted to the subject of the bill, I.E. no amendments that do not specifically “fit” with the bills “subject matter”.
2. All bills concerning financing of a “department, (Defense, HHS etc.), must be passed before the end of the fiscal year or the funding will end as of the end of the fiscal year. No extensions of funding is allowed.
3. Funding bills must only be for the department concerned. No omnibus bills allowed for funding the government.
4. All Executive Departments must be renewed every 10 years or are eliminated.
5. All statutes must be renewed every 10 years or are rescinded automatically.
6. All agency rules must be voted on by the congress before they can become enforceable.