How do you pass a bill or change laws?
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Start a multi national corporation, hire some high up government officials, over pay them, return them to government, and call in a favor!
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But if the people don't even know about an issue, how can they have an informed opinion about the bill?  The actions of congress are online, and you can keep up with them, and email your opinion to your representative at any time of day.\n\nWho would propose laws in your scheme, without representatives?  All 298,444,215 of us?  That could lead to a lot of votes.\n\nDo I think our countries laws should be decided as snap-decisions by inattentive members of the public - like American idol? NO
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Well, I first have to ask which country this "Legal Service Bill" refers to.  I have found a version of a "Legal Service Bill," but it is an English law which has been recently passed.  Anyway, it has no yet passed, so the bill could be changed at anytime.  Anyway, I sent you a link which should give you more information.  Espero que mi respuesta te ayuda.  \n\nP.S:  Me parece que hablas
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The House and the Senate introduce the legislation and refer it to a committee and sub-committe to be discussed and then voted on. If the committes approve, it must be voted on by the House and Senate members. Then, it seek the approval of the president, who can veto or sign the bill.
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The basic method...\nWrite a bill and get some co-sponsors.\nThe bill gets directed to the appropriate Congressional committee for discussion and review.  It may be rejected for modification, rejected outright or approved.  If approved, it is then put on the calendar for approval by the entire house of Congress.\nIf the bill requires both houses to approve, the same will be done in both houses.  During the approval process, it may be modified/amended outright, sent back to committee for further review, rejected completely or approved.\nOnce approved it goes to the President.  If both houses approve the bill, however in slightly different ways, there is a joint committee that compromises the bill to something both houses agree with before sending it to the President.\nOnce the President gets it, he can either sign it or veto it.  If vetoed, it needs 2/3 of Congress to override.\n\nThe real way is a lot dirtier.  It involves trading of favors (you vote for my bill, I'll vote for yours), attempts to tack on riders and amendments (adding money for a pork project to an unrelated bill) and a lot of petty partisan politics.
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You need to talk to or write your local state Senate or House representative.  You will have to convince them the law needs to be introduced.  After it is introduced into their respective legislative body, it will probably go to committee where it will be reviewed and revised.  From there, it goes to a full vote.  After it passes, it goes to the other legislative body to go to committee and be passed.\n\nIf it passes both legislative houses, it will then go to the state governor to be signed or vetoed.
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Voting IN a bill means getting it to pass.\nVoting OUT a bill means it does not pass.
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It's hard to fight once it passes. If it hasn't passed, you can vote against it and tell others to do the same.
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The Legislative Process or How a Bill Becomes a Law\nThis is a simplified look at the legislative process and just one path legislation may take to become law:\n\n\nThe President writes a piece of legislation and gives it to a member of the House of Representatives. This version of the bill along with any introduction is drawn up as a House Document.\n\n\nThe legislation, now a Bill, is referred to a committee which may hold Hearings and make changes to the Bill accordingly.\n\n\nThe committee will draw up a House Report to transmit the bill and its opinions to the floor.\n\n\nFinally, a version of a Bill arises that both houses of the Congress can agree upon and they pass it into law which is issued as a Slip Law.\n\n\nSlip Laws as bound together each year in the Statutes at Large.\n\n\nThe Statutes at Large are codified every six years into the U.S. Code.\n\nFor a more indepth explanation of the legislative process, consult one of the sources below:\n\nHow Our Laws Are Made \nThomas, Library of Congress \nhttp://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html \n\nStages of the Legislative Process \nAvailable through the database LexisNexis Congressional
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Parliament proposes the bill.\nThe elected representatives vote on it.\nEl Presidente decides if it should become law or not.
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Legislation refers to the bills and acts that the US House and Senate produce that can become laws.
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First the bill clears the house and then the senate does one  Then a committee of the house & senate get togeather with both bills and work to make one  After it passes both chambers it goes to the president .l he can sign or veto it.
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There are essentially two ways spelled out in the Constitution for how it can be amended. One has never been used.\n\nThe first method is for a bill to pass both halves of the legislature, by a two-thirds majority in each. Once the bill has passed both houses, it goes on to the states. This is the route taken by all current amendments. Because of some long outstanding amendments, such as the 27th, Congress will normally put a time limit (typically seven years) for the bill to be approved as an amendment (for example, see the 21st and 22nd).\n\nThe second method prescribed is for a Constitutional Convention to be called by two-thirds of the legislatures of the States, and for that Convention to propose one or more amendments. These amendments are then sent to the states to be approved by three-fourths of the legislatures or conventions. This route has never been taken, and there is discussion in political science circles about just how such a convention would be convened, and what kind of changes it would bring about.\n\nRegardless of which of the two proposal routes is taken, the amendment must be approved by three-fourths of states. The amendment as passed may specify whether the bill must be passed by the state legislatures or by a state convention. See the Ratification Convention Page for a discussion of the make up of a convention. Amendments are sent to the legislatures of the states by default. Only one amendment, the 21st, specified a convention. In any case, passage by the legislature or convention is by simple majority.\n\nIt is interesting to note that at no point does the President have a role in the formal amendment process (though he would be free to make his opinion known). He cannot veto an amendment proposal, nor a ratification. This point is clear in Article 5, and was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in Hollingsworth v Virginia (3 USC 378 [1798]):
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All pieces of legislation (bills) must be signed by the president to be inacted as a law.  If a president vetoes a bill, the Congress can simply override the veto by a two-thirds vote in both the House (290) and Senate (67).  The Congress raises funds through taxation.
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If you go to Congress.org you can get a listing of recent bill in Congress on both House and Senate.  It will also tell you how different representatives voted and what the final count was as well as a synopsis of what each bill is about.  I believe it also allows you to get info on state laws as well.  \n\nAnother great resource is the "Congress At Your Fingertips" directory.  It has all the contact info and more for every member of the House and Senate.  The book is printed by Capitol Advantage website www.capitoladvantage.com
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This is definitely a problem.Start by reading everything you can about the system and it's rules.Become a component of the system the way it is.You learn allot more if people think you are with them than against them.Outline a plan for creating a bill.You are not looking to pass it you are looking for feed back and input.Then rewrite it and so on.It is truly amazing what you find once you start digging.Good luck
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Many different legislative bodies, depending on where you are.\n\nIn the US, Congress passes federal legislative laws. State legislative bodies (sometimes called Assemblies, sometimes under other names) pass state laws. And then there are local city and county ordinances, which are still legislatively passed.\n\nOther countries have similar multi-level legislative systems.