I agree
Voting is Disabled

50 votes

I disagree

Rank1021

Idea#2204

This idea is active.
New Strategies and Techniques »

Bills written in Common Language

Why Is This Idea Important?: The Language of the Law creates a barrier between the governing and the governed. To eliminate this barrier, laws must be written in plain English, so all can understand.

The Language of the Law necessitates that lawyers write the laws, thus it takes lawyers to understand them. Bills should be available to viewing in real time, as they are debated and amended; but this will mean little if people can't understand what the Bill does in plain and simple English.

Submitted by SchublaKhan 2 years ago

Vote Activity Show

Comments (6)

  1. ladyhawk_two said:

    GREAT idea.

    2 years ago
    0
    0
  2. creeksneakers2 said:

    The laws have to be able to pass a court challenge. Some of those words only lawyers know have 1500 years of case law about what the words mean. New more common terms will be argued forever and who knows what will come out.

    You can look up legal terms on the web for free if you want to.

    2 years ago
    0
    0
  3. SchublaKhan said:

    creeksneakers,

    Hmm... understandable, hadn't considered the judicial side of it. Then perhaps an additional part of the bill, an appendix to every bill clarifying what the original intent of each section is, specific caveats, etc. etc.

    Without one of these appendices, a bill could not become a law. Emergency bills excused.

    This is just a thought I'm having while trying to wade through the current Climate Bill.

    2 years ago
    0
    0
  4. creeksneakers2 said:

    An appendix with a plain language explanation sounds like a great idea.

    2 years ago
    0
    0
  5. stevensje said:

    As I remember there was a Congress who promised us this for documents in this country. Never happened.

    2 years ago
    0
    0
  6. Debra Bryant said:

    Want to see the surplus money the US government and all states, local governments have? http://CAFR1.com and http://TaxRetirement.com

    and support Campaign for Liberty

    2 years ago
    0
    0