EP> The bad part about attempting to communicate your position on
EP> legislation is the legislation it'self changes radically and
EP> rapidly. You don't often get the finished bill and sufficient time
EP> to examine it closely. Amendments are often added almost as the
EP> votes are being taken. EP
The Crime Bill is one of the worst examples of this. It was over 20,000 
pages long and the final copy had addenda stuck on with staples, paper 
clips and rubber bands. In addition the whole thing was covered with 
hand-written notes (some in pencil) and 3M stickums. It is actually 
impossible to prove that the bill that was passed is the same one that 
Clinton signed.
If I could make one change in the way Congress does things, it would be 
to outlaw multiple purpose legislation and non-germane amendments.
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