Why The Gridlock?

Republicans have the presidency and both houses of Congress.

Why can't they get their most important legislation to pass?

Even though the Republicans have a majority in both the House and the Senate, they can't seem to agree on one single bill for the purpose at hand. A few senators vote NO on each bill.

"We must do it my way!"

"No, we have to do it my way!"

"If you get your way, I don't get mine!"

"Your way means that I don't get mine!"

"If it isn't my way, I'm voting 'NO'!"

"If you get your way, I will vote 'NO'!"

"Waaaah! The bill didn't pass!"

"Waaaah! I didn't get my way!"

"Waaaah! I also didn't get my way!"

"Waaaah! Nobody got anything!"

"Waaaah! It's his fault!"

"Waaaah! No, it's her fault!"

Some vote NO because it doesn't have some feature they want.
Others vote NO because it contains something they do not want.
Still others vote NO because the bill is not everything they want.

So, no matter what the bill contains, it doesn't get enough votes to pass.

Q: What's wrong?

A: They tried to cram too much into a bill.

The Constitution requires that each individual law, feature, or provision must be in a separate bill.

Q: What does this mean?

A: There must be many small bills, rather than a few large bills.

Each bill should be limited to containing no more than 1000 words.

Q: What does this mean for bills for new laws?

A: Each individual new law must have its own bill.

Combining multiple laws into one bill is a way for the bill writer to cheat:

Reducing the probability of passage by including unpopular proposed laws
Requiring two proposed laws to either pass together or be voted down together
Unfairly requires removing a proposed law to require a YES vote in both houses

Q: What does this mean for bills for repealing laws?

A: Each individual repeal must have its own bill.

Combining multiple repeals or laws and repeals into one bill is a way for the bill writer to cheat:

Reducing the probability of passage by including unpopular proposed repeals
Requiring two proposed repeals or laws and repeals to either pass together or be voted down together.
Unfairly requires removing a proposed repeal to require a YES vote in both houses.

Q: What does this mean for the budget?

A: Each individual spending item must have its own bill.

Combining multiple laws into one omnibus spending bill is a way for the bill writer to cheat:

Reducing the probability of passage by including unpopular budget items
Requiring two budget items to either pass together or be voted down together
Unfairly requires removing a proposed budget item to require a YES vote in both houses

Q: What does this mean for taxes?

A: Each individual tax, credit, exemption, and deduction must have its own bill.

Combining multiple taxes into one bill is a way for the bill writer to cheat:

Reducing the probability of passage by including unpopular proposed taxes
Requiring two proposed taxes to either pass together or be voted down together
Unfairly requires removing a proposed tax to require a YES vote in both houses

Q: What does this mean for definitions?

A: A special definitions dictionary must be kept that is used by all laws.

Using special definitions for words included on bills and laws is a way for the bill writer to cheat:

All words in the definitions dictionary that are used in laws must use the dictionary definition.
Any time the public usage of a word found in a law changes, the old definition must be entered into the dictionary.