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Congressional Testing

There oughta be a law  that Congressmen should pass an exam on the exact contents of any legislative measure or  bill to be qualified to vote on it.  It can be basic, say just ten questions. It can be multiple choice.  Many would simply flunk it.  Talking point answers are not offered as options.  Just maybe some of our congressional representatives would actually study what they vote on.  (In fact, many studied more in college for a simple grade than on legislation that may cost millions or impact millions more.) Of course, a modified rule on majority (>50% if those passing) is needed.  Still dreaming on am I.   Also, there should be a waiting period before a scheduled vote on any measure.  I suggest a wait of one day for every twenty pages of legislation.  For example, a bill of 1000 pages would have a wait time of 50 days. (These rush it through super-sized bills often have super-sized flaws discovered only later.)