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Seaver here is an idea.... how about they work more than once every 2 years....
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It was written purposefully that way. The Reps. after the Civil War foresaw a rising beast of Government growth, and this way they figured was the only way to prevent the government from growing too large or encompassing too much power over the individual.
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Have fewer and/or simpler bills.
From the way you describe the system, it seems to be designed to make cumbersome bureaucracy difficult to maintain and to force legislators to focus on subjects that are important and relevant to the valid concerns of government.
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How do you propose we do that? It is the right of any Rep., state/local/federal to propose bills for consideration. We already have a system of Councils which 9 members research and foster debates on Bills, and then vote on them on whether or not they get considered on the floor. Unfortunately other bills get voted on during these times.
Seriously guys these Reps work from 7am to 3am and many of the days they don't even get a lunch break. How much do they get reimbursed? A whopping 2,800 per year. The sole reason to become a Rep in the state legislature is respect and the honor to be there. They give up their jobs for 5 whole months, they can't see their family or friends, and work 12-15 hour days and then come back and get accused of fraud and conspiracy on television by people who know nothing about the system of government they live in.
If you want to raise a fit look at the federal level where soldier funding bills get tacked on with pig subsidies and crap like that because no one can then vote against it or they're against funding the troops (both sides do this too).