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to: TIM RICHARDSON
from: Matt Munson
date: 2010-12-02 17:46:00
subject: Re: Filibuster Reform

-=> TIM RICHARDSON wrote to MATT MUNSON <=-

 TR> On 12-01-10, MATT MUNSON said to ALL:
 TR> If you took the laws that are on the books and enforceable right now,
 TR> both federal and whatever state you live in, you would soon see that it
 TR> is almost impossible for anyone in America to go through an entire 24
 TR> hour day without being in violation of some law or other.
Then they could pass the torch to a partner in the filibuster.


 TR> Both state legislature's and the U.S. Congress, spend their time
 TR> thinking up and passing new laws every day.
That is why I would support a part time congress and a part time California
State legislature.

 TR> There are so many laws now, that it takes an entire library to contain
 TR> the books with the laws written in them.


 TR> What I'd like to see is `cloture' on thinking up and passing any more
 TR> laws.
 TR> What do we need with more laws?
 If I was state assemblyman I would have a contest, There Ought NOT to be a
law. Anything you want to cut or eliminate from the government or a law that
seems pointless.
... Are you better off than you were 4 trillion dollars ago?
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