What are some of the advantages of a bill passing legislation quickly? What are some disadvantages?|||Advantages:
The quicker it passes, the quicker it can be implemented to improve a situation or to enforce a law designed to save lives.
If a bill passes quickly, then Congress is freed up to consider other bills that may be more, or at least as, urgent.
If a bill passes quickly, it could be evidence that there is widespread agreement with the legislation by the population.
Disadvantages:
If a bill passes quickly, Congress members may not have had time to thoroughly read it and weed out harmful legislation or things that were snuck into the bill .
The public may not be aware of legislation being passed that infringes upon their freedoms or rights.
The public may not have time to protest or petition against a bill that the majority of people do not want passed.
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