hang your collar up inside

[oh_chris]

when i rule the world, one of the many things that will be different is that when a bill is introduced to the legislative branch*, it either goes through as written, or not at all. noone gets to add bits to it. if you want to introduce a bill that authorizes eleven billion dollars to build a bridge connecting two hawai'ian islands together, you

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[zandperl]

Aren't riders just additional parts of the bill, such as amendments or more sections?

[oh_chris]

well, yes, but at least recently they've been used to attach entirely unrelated provisos to the bill in hopes of either sneaking in something that wouldn't pass otherwise, or making the primary bill fail.

[oh_chris]

it'll be different when i rule the world.