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How relevant is this actually? Legislators make the law but it's the bureaucrats, who are the real specialists in crafting the details of legislation that are a
by Daishiman 8y ago
How relevant is this actually? Legislators make the law but it's the bureaucrats, who are the real specialists in crafting the details of legislation that are actually relevant.
Competent politicians aren't competent because they're knowledgeable in every possible topic, but because they surround themselves with subject matter experts.
- zozbot123 8y ago> Competent politicians aren't ... they surround themselves with subject matter experts. ¿Por qué no los dos? Is Ocasio-Cortez surrounding herself with subject-matter experts?
- lghh 8y agoShe's been in Congress for a whole 4 days. I'm sure by the time any legislation was starting to be written there will be subject matter experts in the room.
- LyndsySimon 8y agoI have zero doubt that legislation for this session is pretty much already complete. Sure, there'll be things that come up during the session, but legislators already have their priorities set going in, and it'd be silly not to have the work already done and have the bills ready to go.
- LyndsySimon 8y ago> It's the bureaucrats, who are the real specialists in crafting the details of legislation that are actually relevant. In my experience, it's often just "interested parties". I'm thinking of multiple cases where political advocacy groups I've worked with have drafted a bill proposal and taken it directly to state-level legislators seeking to have them sponsor it. In every case, they either refused or submitted the bill as-is without modification. In one case, that means that an Arkansas law was actually drafted by a 16-year-old (me). That one was relatively minor in the grand scheme of things, but still :)