Terse limits
I threw this out as a tweet earlier:
Amendment 28: “Congress shall make no law which exceeds the original Constitution in length.” Try it on for size.
The more I look at it, the better I like it.
We’re talking somewhere around 4400 words.
fillyjonk »
29 October 2009 · 12:20 pm
I’d also suggest one disallowing “unrelated” amendments being tacked onto any bill on the floor.
McGehee »
29 October 2009 · 2:03 pm
I still like mine: “Congress shall make no law.”
We have too many as it is. Time to start clearing out the underbrush.
smitty »
29 October 2009 · 2:51 pm
Linked you.
Carin »
29 October 2009 · 6:19 pm
Brilliant!
Brevity is the soul of good government, too : Oklahomans For Responsible Government »
30 October 2009 · 4:35 pm
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Joseph Hertzlinger »
1 November 2009 · 12:10 am
Congress shall make no law …
… they haven’t read.