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Who are Israel's busiest lawmakers?
Amihai Attali
Published: 04.01.19, 08:12
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1. Can be more helpful
Mindy ,   Kfar Saba   (01.04.19)
First, where can I access the spreadsheet?
Then the information can be more helpful.
How much staff accompanied on foreign trips, how
did they travel? Hitched a ride, economy, first or business class?
How many bills made it out of committee? How many
1st, 2nd and third votes?
2. A good start. Now tell us which bills did the most good?
David ,   Hartford USA   (01.04.19)
Did the 'most active' members get bills passed that actually improved the lives of Israelis? Or were they wastes of time, like naming a building or a park after someone?

Did they help the most impoverished citizens, towns, and villages? Or did they allocate funding for pet projects of the members themselves?

Did they help one segment of the population at the expense of another?

Are all members of society treated equally in regards to civic and national responsibilities? Or do special interests make some people 'more equal' than others?

Did they address the always-present water shortage? Was another desalinization plant approved? Was a plan developed to capture, store, filter, and add storm-water runoff to the national water carrier system? How many times will we see stories of winter flooding where those billions of gallons of fresh water are simply left to drain back to the sea? Building this infrastructure would create thousands of good jobs and secure Israel's water for generations. What was done about this? If nothing, tell us why.

Does every member of the IDF who faces danger have access to full body armor? If not, why? Whose son or daughter is expendable?

Were any bills passed that transferred national property into private hands? If so, was it scrutinized by at least two uninvolved third parties?

What was the total cost of running the Knesset for the year versus what was accomplished? Did Israel get its money's worth? Does the Knesset need to take a pay cut to be more in-line with the average Israeli?

YNET, please expand this article! You've just scratched the surface.
3. The number of laws passed is NOT the measure for...
NadavKatz ,   Qatzrin   (01.04.19)
...being a good parliamentarian. Fundamentally, laws are there to limit the liberaty of people. Limiting the liberty of the citizens of Israel is not and ought not to be the goal of anyone, certainly not parliamentarians. Regulating existing laws and encorcing them is much, much more important. Sadly, the Knesset, by and large, can't be proud of its record in this regard.
4. The only thing that is important is......
DSM ,   USA   (01.04.19)
the number of bills passed into law that benefited the State of Israel and it's citizens. Everything else is nothing more than window dressing.
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