One of the Great Bill Names of All Time
Posted by Jim Harper
H.R. 5788, the Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008, would prohibit mobile voice communications on commercial airline flights.
Wait a second – what was the name of that bill? The Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace Act of 2008?
You don’t have to have spent your life playing Jumble [...]
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Fear “The MEGA”!
Posted by Jim Harper
This is a bill so huge, you should fear its wrath if you don’t support it.
It’s “The MEGA.”
Congressional staff put a surprising amount of time and effort into naming their bills in clever ways. If the title of the bill can be made to spell something clever, the bill will be more likely to [...]
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