Comment by nostromo

This tactic of bundling feel-good legislation ("free puppies for orphans act") with bad legislation ("extend copyright for a billion more years rider") is so lame. I wonder if there could be a constitutional amendment that required separation of concerns with new legislation. As in, if a vote is primarily about, say, healthcare, but someone throws in a rider to build a new bridge to nowhere in their state, the entire thing could be challenged in court.