Legislature proposal

Zorros · Apr 11, 2018

I propose several things, although they will require a constitutional amendment.
Hold sessions every other year.
Shorten the session to 10 weeks.
For every new bill that becomes law, an existing bill must be repealed.

whistlersmother · Apr 11, 2018

All laws must include a sunset.

rseymorejr · Apr 11, 2018

Televise all proceedings, All of them.
A bills sponsor must be able to explain the bill, on a 6th grade level, in less than 5 minutes without notes.
All bills need to be passed by a 2/3 margin
TERM LIMITS

danimalw · Apr 11, 2018

Ones that don't sunset: term limits, and to criminalize passing of any unconstitutional bills like HB1302, making such bill treason.

zoostation · Apr 11, 2018

Any background qualification a prospective gun owner must meet, is also required to serve in the legislature or to receive a license to practice law.

Biggfoot44 · Apr 11, 2018

No more Misdemeanors longer than 18 months.

Bob A · Apr 12, 2018

Bills must include a statement regarding purpose and expected outcome, subject to review. If the bill fails to achieve the desired outcome it gets wiped. Maybe a 5 yr window?

hodgepodge · Apr 12, 2018

They had like 3700 new bills submitted this year. Maryland does not need 3700 new laws.They should cap it at 10, or 6.

Biggfoot44 · Apr 12, 2018

Average is 2,500- ish .

In an earlier thread , I observed about 90% of Bills die in Committtee, on purpose .

In order to justify their existences to their constituents, Lawmakers write Bills, to show they're " doing somthing " . Most of them are inherently stupid , or at best of very limited usefulness. For the hand full of topics potentially Law worthy , more than one legislators probably is aware , and half dozen or more similar Bills were introduced , at most one would move forewards.

Yes , 2018 was more than usual of the usual , but even in the best of times a state legislature is sausage making , wrapped up in a layer of ironic comedy .

K31 · Apr 12, 2018

No member of the legislature can cast a vote on a bill they haven't read in it's entirety. By voting affirmatively they are averring that they have read the bill in it's entirety.

UFB that a legislator can vote to pass a law they haven't read or hasn't even been available in full to read. Why not just issue some blank checks on the treasury while they're about it.

ras_oscar · Apr 12, 2018

If a bill is ultimately deemed unconstitutional by either the state or federal supreme court, the legislators that voted for it pay personally for the court costs of the plantifs.

danimalw · Apr 12, 2018

ras_oscar said:
If a bill is ultimately deemed unconstitutional by either the state or federal supreme court, the legislators that voted for it pay personally for the court costs of the plantifs.

And those legislators are charged with a crime punishable like a straw purchase conviction.

Not_an_outlaw · Apr 12, 2018

Hogan thought the session was great. The best so far. Maybe next year we need more laws proposed.

j_h_smith · Apr 12, 2018

I have nothing but anyone who wants to be in the state legislature, must also have served in the armed forces. No more family heritage in the MGA. No more snot nosed, rich kid or no more same old thing is normal.

I'd also like to see their pay set to a more realistic part time employment salary.

DanGuy48 · Apr 12, 2018

whistlersmother said:
All laws must include a sunset.

THIS!

The really important stuff was written into law decades ago. From now forward, ALL laws need an expiration date. If it’s important, it can be renewed with updates later. If not, it SHOULD die. Then, eventually, legislatures would be spending more of their time keeping the actually important stuff in force and up to date and have less time for inventing new ways to enslave, abuse, manipulate and parasitize their citizenry.

rbird7282 · Apr 12, 2018

Zorros said:
I propose several things, although they will require a constitutional amendment.

Hold sessions every other year.

Shorten the session to 10 weeks.

For every new bill that becomes law, an existing bill must be repealed.

I would say for every law passed, repeal three until we restore some sanity with regard to ridiculous, outdated laws.

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