we need to come up with a law or something to change about the constitution for ap gov. any thoughts?
im thinking gun control, possibly something with drinking age or something completely random will work too. (i think someone wants to argue for colonizing the moon. lol)
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I'm always up for education reform.
I'd also like to see a law saying free ice cream once a month...
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We should totally argue for the cutting down of words on legal documents. I did a piece of writing on this particular concept. Opencongress.org states that "The size of the bills has become a common talking point for opponents of health care reform. Congressional Republicans have repeatedly referenced the number of pages in the Democrats’ health care bills to try to link them to big government and excessive spending. They’ve even staged antics, like the one pictured at right of Rep. Pete Hoekstra [R, MI-2] and the House bill spread along the Capitol steps.
The AP reported recently that, counter to Senator Hatch’s claims, the Senate health care bill is not actually longer than War and Peace. Tolstoy’s novel is about twice as long as the bill. But on his broader point that the bill is extremely long, Hatch is right."
Over the past 10 years, the word counts have been SHOOTING up and really, if the normal humans cannot read them, who will?
Here are a few examples of word counts. They are in the order of word count, bill, sponsor, and status.
Word Count
Bill
Sponsor
Status
314,900
Affordable Health Care for American Act
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Approved by House
314,832
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, 2005
Rep. Don Young [R, AK-1]
Bill is Law
314,573
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Submitted in Senate
296,111
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
Rep. James Kolbe [R, AZ-5]
Bill is Law
276,849
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Bill is Law
274,559
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
Bill is Law
258,205
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4]
Bill is Law
250,286
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Bill is Law
246,984
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003
Rep. Bill Young [R, FL-10]
Bill is Law
226,492
Energy Policy Act, 2005
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Bill is Law