I've been wondering why "tie-barring", or attaching bill B to bill A in order to get bill A passed, is allowed and performed in legislation. Is there any benefit to this system? From what I can tell, all it leads to is more legislation getting passed, regardless of if that legislation is good or bad.
Why can we not keep it simple? Vote on one bill at a time rather than a package of bills? Keep the good, get rid of the rest. All by vote. Separately. It makes perfect sense, but isn't practiced.Why Is Tie Barring Allowed In Legislation?We could all save a lot of drama and disgust if we just had the legislative branch show up for one day in January each year and either vote "yes" or "no" and then leave.
Even though the bills haven't been written at the time they were voted on, it would be no different than the situation we have now. No one reads the bills anyway, and this method would reduce the carbon footprint of our government by at least 90%.
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