Rose's comments accurately reflect my feelings about Pat's proposal. As a member of the Simplicity Party I am interested in the simplest possible legislation that meets the RA's goals. Part of the problem here is that we have not yet clearly identified the problem we are trying to solve. I stated in response to an earlier draft of this bill that Sonja's explanation of why she did not support Jamie's version made sense to me: it was just not required. I'd challenge us all to go back and see if we can identify a problem that needs a legislative solution or (perhhaps) a constitutional amendment before writing or discussing more bills. If we can't identify the problem, we should not write a bill. And if we DO write a bill, every word should directly address the problem.
Cindy