6 Bills the GOP Congress Should Pass

Glenn Reynolds: “So Republicans have taken back the Senate and in January will control both houses of Congress. That brings them to the question posed by a famous political book: You Won — Now What?”

“The problem for Republicans is that because they do not have a veto-proof majority, they can pass bills but can’t get them past President Obama. It doesn’t mean that they’re doomed to futility. They can pass three kinds of bills: those Obama will want to sign; those he won’t want to sign but will have to; and those he’ll veto, but where a veto is unpopular. With that in mind, I have six suggestions for the new GOP-controlled Congress.”

1. End the federally imposed 21-year-old drinking age
2. Decriminalize marijuana at the federal level
3. Repeal the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
4. Make birth-control pills available over the counter
5. End public-sector employee unions
6. Institute a “revolving door” surtax on those who make more in post-government employment.