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This isn't the government though, it's the legislation, isn't it?
by flatfilefan 8y ago
This isn't the government though, it's the legislation, isn't it?
- lemoncucumber 8y agoAmericans commonly use the phrase "the government" to refer to any or all of the branches of government, not just the executive branch. Guessing the comment you're replying to was written by an American.
- wavefunction 8y agoAmericans also use "legislature" to refer specifically to the legislative branch of our and other governments responsible for drafting legislation, which certainly does not draft nor pass itself into law.
- celticninja 8y agoThe legislation is proposed by the government, as they have a majority is is usually expected that it will pass due to their majority but it is not guaranteed, depending on how controversial it is and how much of a majority they have. legislation can also be proposed by individual MPs. In this situation this new legislation was introduced by the government.