Laws we should change - a running list

  • Reapportionment Act of 1929
    • The House of Representatives should be much bigger so it can take up more of the work of policy making, along with more legislative policy-making agencies that could be run by members of Congress who work on regulatory matters that have been ceded to the executive. House races should be smaller scale. Congress right now costs 3.5 billion - 0.05% of the federal budget.
  • Uniform Congressional District Act
    • This should be amended to allow for multi-member districts (elected via proportional representation methods like Single Transferable Vote) so that more people in a 51-49% district have a representative who can carry their views.

The Cabinet

I don't know when we lost the strong cabinet secretary but I want that person back - the person with the strong national standing and expertise that means that they can run their department and policy with strength instead of kowtowing to any mid-level White House staffer's whims.

Somewhere along the way, policy was consolidated to the White House - the Domestic Policy Council, the National Security Council, the Council of Economic Advisers. That hasn't served us well - the President should be the manager for a team that can do several things at once, instead of a bunch of politicians seeking the next thing.