[El Gato]

It's time for a Constitutional amendment to prohibit bills having more than one subject. The worst laws we get seem to come from these hidden or tacked on provisions in other bills. Bills that could not pass on their own. in this case hate crimes have nothing to do with funding the DoD. Many states have such provisions in their Constitutions, and laws have been overthrown because of those provisions.

While we are at it, we might want to eliminate the dual track "authorization" and "appropriation" process. It just makes more jobs for Congressional staff, ties up more military resources, and provides more opportunities for inserting pork into the budget. It also gives two opportunities for all sorts of mischief, such as this amendment.

[blackeagle]

ping read for later

[risk]

I think you are on to something.