A legislator liability act
Political ·Tuesday April 21, 2009 @ 00:46 EDT (link)
Individuals in government should be liable for their decisions; if sued, the damages should first come from whoever made the decision (not necessarily the person who executed it, if they could show they were in good faith following orders and also good moral principles). It's ridiculous to make the taxpayer pay for government and then again for its mistakes. With power comes responsibility.
They shouldn't be able to hide behind the shield of the state. If they made a decision, they should have to pay for it. What's the downside? Government will be more conservative about its mandates? Legislators might start reading bills? Wouldn't that be just terrible?
(Counter-arguments? For example, if a legislator is representing the people of his district, is he not absolved of liability? No, not if he's supporting unconstitutional laws.)
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