Simple way of getting rid of the pork (better than the line-item veto)

[Angel of Death]

Every law, or resolution having the force of law, shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.

[Emsworth]

Almost any collection of clauses could be described as dealing with one subject--just as almost any collection of clauses could be described as dealing with multiple subjects.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Might need to brush up on it's legalese. But it sounds a fairly sound amendment. Though I would need to know more detail about how exactly the legalistative system works before commenting further.

[Gabu]

This could easily be bypassed by having senators express that the legislation relates to "improvement of the country".

[Colin]

It has loopholes but it would be an improvement.

Atlasia has a regulation like this within its Constitution.

[MaC]

go to downsizedc.org and read the text of the RTBA, pretty much one of the main points of it.

[Keystone Phil]

It has loopholes but it would be an improvement.

[Nym90]

I'd oppose it; it's too restrictive and could lead to a lot of problems.

I agree that pork barrell spending needs to be cut down, but the best way to do this is to vote out politicians who support it. Of course, no one wants to do that since voters like pork in their own district; they only oppose it when someone else's Congressman does it.

[Reignman]

Sounds like it'd probably be a good idea.

[Democratic Hawk]

No, why shouldn't politicians bring home a bit bacon? They are there, individually, to represent the interests of their states and districts, as well as, collectively, to serve the interest of the nation

Still, that argument doesn't justify rampant excesses like the infamous 'Bridge To Nowhere'

Dave

[Emsworth]

No, why shouldn't politicians bring home a bit bacon?

The citizens of a particular district can pay for their own pet projects. They can tax themselves through their own local government, and appropriate money from their own budgets. I think that it is highly unjustifiable for the whole nation to be charged for the endeavors of a particular region.