Saturday, November 13, 2010
"riders"
In my opinion the benefits of "riders" don't appear extremely obvious to me. Yes, i understand that these little "rules" and such tend to attach themselves to bills in order to have the opportunity to pass, however I'm not so sure they should be allowed this chance. It almost seems to me like if someone wants a "rider" passed, he or she should combine a bunch of them together to make their own bill rather than simply attaching them on to bills in order to be accepted. If a rider is not strong enough to stand alone and be accepted alone. maybe there is a reason for that. Now I'm not saying this is an extremely pressing manner especially since most riders that end up passing as a part of a bill just go unnoticed, however it is something to think about.
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I agree with you, Andrea. It seems silly that these "riders" are even allowed. It also makes you wonder what else Congress just lets pass because it is "easier" or "less work". I think it is important that every "rider" should be debated and noticed.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you that if a rider is not strong enough to stand alone it maybe shouldn't be passed. But I also understand that in the way our government is set up that it is very hard to pass a law, even if it is a good one. So I think in some cases riders can be very effective and end up being very beneficial to the people.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you in that its confusing why they would let such a tiny matter than had no chance of passing by its self because it was probably not worth passing. Mabey they dont stack them all up because it would look very undesirable with a bunch on a bill. It does seem confusing why they would let it pass, even though it wouldn't otherwise.
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