Description
This book describes the process used by all legislative institutions to refine bills, and examines the tactics of advocates that speed or impede legislation. The life of legislative law after enactment is detailed, including how agencies, local governments, and businesses use statutes and how citizens, lawyers, and courts adjust legislative words to fit life's realities. This edition retains the practical insights of the previous editions and adds descriptions of the impact the Internet and cell phones have had on the daily work of the legislature for both outsiders and insiders, and analyzes the influence of political partisanship of recent years.
Features
- Describes how it receives and relies on guidance from citizens, including career lobbyists
- Explains how legislatures fit into the legal landscape
- Explains how the legislative institution contributes to community governance