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How To Steal A Trillion: The Uses Of Laws About Lawmaking In 2001, Charles Tiefer
How To Steal A Trillion: The Uses Of Laws About Lawmaking In 2001, Charles Tiefer
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How did Congress pass President Bush's 2001 trillion-dollar tax cut pass without the necessary consensus shape and without the 60 Senate votes required to overcome resistance? How was the House able to give "fast track" treatment to laws designed to implement future trade deals? How was the 2001 Congress able to reject a new workplace ergonomic rule that would otherwise become law? In 2001, American lawmakers passed laws to make controversial laws, forcing the important question about whether laws about lawmaking actually serve the public interest.
In this article, the author explores the constitutional limits on laws about lawmaking and …