The recent dust-up in Congress over the emergency bill to help the Sandy storm victims cast a glaring spotlight on the prevailing political culture in this body. Why is it a generally accepted practice to attach unrelated spending to legislation?
I know this avoids the delay required by debating these add-ons, but should this not be unethical and, thus, prohibited? The original measure sailed through the Senate anyway. It was just business as usual.Maybe it has been found to be too cumbersome to go through the proper committee where the merits of these items can be debated. But that must be required if we are to have a truly representative government that properly controls spending.Decades of careless governing has resulted in hopelessly bloated spending.-- Larry E. Branham, Fort WorthHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
