The length of bills presented in the two federal congressional house has exceeded practicality and has lead to the ability for dishonest elected officials to 'sneak' in legislation concerning a completely separate issue into other bills with ease. Supreme Court opinions are typically no longer than ten to twenty pages, and the length needed to interpret a law should be about as long as the law itself. Perhaps one budgetary bill a year could be exempted, so long as it is presented with a six-month inactive period to allow for congress members to read it. Shortening the length of bills will allow for a more transparent, efficient, and honest legislature and help to ensure that the US government really is of the people, by the people, and for the people.



