PoppetGood (and infuriating) info, thanks.Mon Nov 6, 2017 10:42pm24.21.52.54Making the NICS database system more robust should be a no-brainer, a good use of funds (that is, make it a funded mandate).
I'd also like to know just how this guy's data never got filed.
In many cases, it is the classical unfunded mandate problem. Sprout, Mon Nov 6 2:28pmWhen the NICS system was created and data started being ingathered, the law required states to input and update a range of files, but provided no funds to make that happen. So, states ended up... more
Unfunded mandates Pikes, Tue Nov 7 5:24amI would like to see every bill presented for debate to include a budget for implementation and support should it pass into law. If there is no budget specifically for implementation and support, the... more
I agree wholeheartedly.... Sprout, Tue Nov 7 9:42amIMO if a bill cannot get enough votes to pass without having to dodge the responsibility for paying for it, then it should not pass. Every bill should be FULLY funded from the get go, and if there... more
"Cuts" can come by repeal Pikes, Tue Nov 7 11:52amof bad or outdated laws. No need to send those clowns on search and destroy missions of what good they don't like to cut. Something of a "make room" policy instead of an "add on" policy. US legal... more
Certainly so. Sprout, Tue Nov 7 12:28pmThe bill can include another older law/program that it ends/cuts/repeals to free up the funds for the new piece of legislation. One suggestion I heard was a proposal to make every bill die after X... more
Good idea Pikes, Tue Nov 7 12:48pmDemand laws be periodically reviewed and renewed, or removed. No more "done deals."
LOL... and no more, "But we've always....." (nm) Sprout, Tue Nov 7 1:01pm
- Good (and infuriating) info, thanks. Poppet, Mon Nov 6 10:42pm
I read an article last night indicating Sprout, Tue Nov 7 9:33amthat the Air Force is acknowledging that they didn't file the paperwork correctly and is trying to find out why to determine if it is a systemic issue or simply an example of human error. I suspect... more