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You know he must've been giggling as he came up with this. In addition to the uncharacteristic legislative humor, it's also a good idea.
by bberrry 9y ago
You know he must've been giggling as he came up with this.
In addition to the uncharacteristic legislative humor, it's also a good idea.
- problems 9y agoYeah, this is why scrapers and archiving tools and websites have actually been important political tools lately.
- jdoliner 9y agoAcronyms for bills are like the one place where the legislature does inject some humor. Despite my distaste for our government, I gotta hand it to them, they're pretty darn good at coming up with funny acronyms.
- exikyut 9y agoWhat are some good examples of other places this humor can be found?
- Clubber 9y agoPATRIOT act, because taking away hard fought freedoms is patriotic, just like our forefathers wanted.
- jdoliner 9y agoGIF Act of 2015 - Global Internet Freedom Act of 2015. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) Many more available here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/03/364-bills-that-have-been-introduced-in-congress-ranked-by-acronym-quality/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/03/36...
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- TazeTSchnitzel 9y agoReminds me of the MAR-A-LAGO bill.
- panarky 9y agoMake Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/325651-dems-introduce-bill-to-publish-mar-a-lago-white-house-visitor-logs http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/325651-dems-int...