Legislation

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    No Riders, No Excuses

    ByHarlan Quill

    One law. One vote. That is not a revolutionary demand; it is the minimum standard for pretending a legislature is doing adult work. If a provision needs a trench coat and a fake mustache, it probably does not belong riding through Congress in a thousand-page bargain bin.

    Omnibus bills are sold as efficiency, which is a fine word for “we hid the awkward parts where nobody has time to read them.” That is how you get hidden taxes, pet projects, and corporate favors waved through under the banner of urgency. If lawmakers want the credit, they can also take the daylight. Separate bills, separate debate, separate vote. The rest is just accountability with the serial numbers filed off.

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    Keep It in One Piece

    ByBrick Tungsten

    I’m a simple man with a simple rule: if a law can’t stand up straight without a suitcase full of extras, it ought to stay home and practice balance. One bill, one law, no riders sneaking in like raccoons at a church picnic. That’s not radical; that’s just asking Congress to quit hiding the good china in the laundry basket.

    What gets me is how folks who brag about clean government always seem to need a fog machine when the vote gets close. They talk like sheriffs and govern like a rummage sale, with tax loopholes in the pie tin and special favors under the folding table. If the idea is solid, let it ride alone. If it needs a convoy, it’s already lost the road.

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