the only way to prevent bills that contain bad provisions ( meaning any provision that serves only a small group at the expense of the rest)... and that includes just about every one ever written by any legislative body... is to have an over riding rule that limits the damage that can be done.

of course, the chances of that are fat & slim... take your pick.

bad provisions have been slipped into bills at the wee hours of the morning after the discussions are over and right before the vote takes place... or the need for cetain parts of the bills is felt to be so great that you swallow the rest to get it done.

if there is a bad bill signed... it came from Congress, so maybe we should try to find a few honest politicians to vote for... anyone have a lantern?

so maybe instead of lawsuits that only seem to favor lawyers, the public should boycott products... assuming they care enough about the problem.

as long as only a small number of folks care... nothing will change. and the answer to that problem is educating the public about the issue.

if you want change you need to change public opinion... but do us all a favor and make sure you understand what you need to ask for... because today's problems are the direct result of yesterday's solutions.