The Titles Of Bills- Like Those Of Marx Brothers Movies -often Have Little To Do With The Substance Of The Legislation.

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The titles of bills- like those of Marx Brothers movies -often have little to
do with the substance of the legislation. Particularly deceptive are bills
containing title buzz words such as emergency, reform, service, relief, or
special. Often the emergency is of the writer's imagination; the reform, a
protection of a vested interest; the service, self-serving; the relief, an
additional burden on the taxpayer; and the special, something that otherwise
shouldn't be passed.
-- Pierre S. du Pont

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