Constituents lose trust in legislators who add unrelated riders to bills

The purity of a bill under legislation is sometimes compromised by one or more riders.

A rider can be an abuse of legislation if it concerns an issue not concordant with its underlying  bill.  It happens when a rider is easier to pass if added to urgent legislation-- a bill that is expected to be voted on.

This legislative abuse lessens peoples' trust with their elected officials.  Why hold hostage bills
that must get passed with unrelated riders?  Constituents are victimized by this abusive legislation.

Voters must demand issues, not the race

All too often, the political season of elections analyzes campaigns as either winners or losers.

The catch is that the consideration is done during the political season, not on election day.

Yes, a candidate's personal background is important.  But issues are what separates the statesman from the sinner.

Weapon words

I have a phrase for political debates that last a couple words:  "weapon word."

Does this sound familiar:  "liberal," "conservative," "small government," "statist," "red state."

Designed to stun the listener into a stupor, weapon words limit greatly the debate to just powerful things said, or, weapon words.

Debates are meant to be, for the listener, a drive for the truth or an optimal answer to an issue.

The 2016 election season, for example, can search for the truth of candidates.  People have the time to open up the discussions for intelligent votes.