[irixusr]

We also need a bill length vs. review time rule.

If a law is too long for a representative to have read it (Patriot act, ACA) then Congress should not vote on it until they've had enough time to read it.

I propose 10 days + (number of pages / 5) after it's been introduced to the public.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

> (number of pages / 5)

Five pages alone can require a lot of reading.

[irixusr]

Agreed, as anyone who codes and therefore understand how much understanding five pages of logic can be.

But bills often have more pages than days in an elected congress (two years is just over 700 days) so you have to divide out