Monsanto Rider is an Outrage that Should Put an end to Riders

   Tell me if the practice of having riders attached to legislation is not a form of secrecy.
   This past week, there was a funding bill, and someone slipped a rider in, giving the USDA authority to override a court order that prevented Monsanto and others from planting genetically modified seeds. (I imagine the court order just stopped some such plantings, not all.)
   Word is, the rider was slipped in anonymously. Now, how is that possible? Congress members can make changes anonymously? Why is that, in and of itself, not illegal? Why doesn't any one of our Congress members march in tomorrow and introduce legislation making that illegal?
   But, more so, why do we ever allow riders to be attached to bills? There is danger that the riders will slide through unnoticed. And, if they don't pass through unnoticed? There is danger that the person voting will consider the whole bill to be so vital that he or she feels compelled to vote for the package, even though opposed to the rider.
   Is not attaching such riders a form of corruption? And, we allow it? And, it happens time and time again and none of our Congress members raise a hand to stop it? 
   Be done with such a thing! Would that a member of Congress would march in there tomorrow and introduce legislation against such a practice.
   
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/03/21/174973235/did-congress-just-give-gmos-a-free-pass-in-the-courts