Some years ago I did some calculations about the bills in the California Legislature. I concluded that so many bills are introduced each year that a legislator working 70 hours per week for the entire legislative session and doing nothing but learning about bills would have just one hour per bill. They honest-to-God don't understand what…
Some years ago I did some calculations about the bills in the California Legislature. I concluded that so many bills are introduced each year that a legislator working 70 hours per week for the entire legislative session and doing nothing but learning about bills would have just one hour per bill. They honest-to-God don't understand what they're voting on most of the time. Many votes come down to "If you vote for my bill, I'll vote for yours." And industry lobbyists act like they own the state government -- because in effect, they do.
Some years ago I did some calculations about the bills in the California Legislature. I concluded that so many bills are introduced each year that a legislator working 70 hours per week for the entire legislative session and doing nothing but learning about bills would have just one hour per bill. They honest-to-God don't understand what they're voting on most of the time. Many votes come down to "If you vote for my bill, I'll vote for yours." And industry lobbyists act like they own the state government -- because in effect, they do.