"But this law is course of conduct legislation.
The Senate Rules Committee is not as powerful as its House counterpart, which often determines the course of major legislation.
"We really are on the cusp of something so exciting and important that to have to slalom through the course of threatening legislation and a lethargic N.I.H. is mind-boggling," he continued.
Caro's description of how he did it is masterly; I was there and followed the course of the legislation closely, but I did not know the half of it.
Just as the administration is arguing in the detainee cases for the exercise of presidential authority without judicial interference in policies related to the war on terrorism, it is making sweeping claims in the energy case for the existence of a constitutionally protected "zone of autonomy" for presidential advice received in the ordinary course of proposing legislation.
Of course, no piece of legislation is perfect.
Morrison said the government would "of course" bring legislation for all 10 years of its $48bn company tax to parliament but its fate would be "determined by the result in the Senate".
Of course, the legislation could help a lot of people: if after the drug benefit is enacted, Congress acknowledged that the private health care marketplace has never been able to contain the cost of medications adequately; and if Congress sets fair prices for drugs, like Canada and every other industrialized country.
Of course, legislation is sometimes enacted for symbolic reasons, to act as a deterrent, but in this case it would undermine its very purpose – the protection of young women who want to escape their fates without criminalising their parents.
Of course, legislation is necessary in order to protect Internet users and e-commerce consumers.
