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To: B. A. Conservative
Sunset/Reauthorization Clause is Useless!!

Just like continuing resolutions for spending are done now, congress would merely rubberstamp previous laws at the beginning of each session... Something like the "Congressional Omnibus Reauthorization Procedural Security Exercise...CORPSE"

I have thought about this as the most serious flaw in the Constitution...law creep.

What is needed is a graduated reauthorization procedure. This is where each law requires an increasing majority over time to reauthorize it. New ideas require a mere majority 51%. After for years, 2/3. After 8 years 3/4. 12 years 4/5.

If a law/program is good, it should have no trouble garnering unanimous consent over time. Meanwhile, Congress will be forced to spend most of its time lobbying and voting on maintaining current laws rather then passing and spending on new business.

Just a thought.

23 posted on 07/04/2002 7:52:49 AM PDT by sam_paine
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To: sam_paine
If a law/program is good, it should have no trouble garnering unanimous consent over time. Meanwhile, Congress will be forced to spend most of its time lobbying and voting on maintaining current laws rather then passing and spending on new business.

Another good idea.

30 posted on 07/04/2002 8:06:44 AM PDT by carenot
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To: sam_paine
New ideas require a mere majority 51%. After for years, 2/3. After 8 years 3/4. 12 years 4/5. If a law/program is good, it should have no trouble garnering unanimous consent over time. Meanwhile, Congress will be forced to spend most of its time lobbying and voting on maintaining current laws rather then passing and spending on new business. Just a thought.

This is the best Idea I've seen in 10 years!

317 posted on 10/09/2002 5:59:37 PM PDT by bimbo
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