Still, civil libertarians said the language of the bill did not rule out indefinite detention.
Ms. Paulin has asked Judge Dickerson for suggestions on the content and language of the bill.
Some insisted it would lead to a national gun registry, though the plain language of the bill prohibited that.
In fact, "service" and "tip" are different things, and the sooner the language of the bill is changed, the better.
It was unclear if there was enough dissent to change the language of the bill before it came up.
Privacy advocates are especially concerned about what they see as the overly broad language of the bill.
Direct sales from wineries could be threatened, too, although the current language of the bill appears to focus more directly on retailers.
But officials in the governor's office said that had they been offered a chance to develop the language of the bill themselves, it might have been drafted differently.
Simply put, the fear-mongering from opponents is unrelated to the language of the bill, and proves that hostility towards people of faith is very real.
"No one can deny that the language of the bill is ambiguous, that it lends itself to broad interpretation, so let's tighten it up," Mr. McConnell said.
Congressional tax staff, worried that firms could redefine some carried interest as enterprise value, wrote the language of the bill narrowly to prevent abuse.
