(Think, for instance, of how the US government routinely provides special unemployment and educational benefits to displaced workers, like those in the textile industry, who lose their jobs as a consequence of new legislation liberalizing trade with foreign countries).
They say that Wall Street has been exploiting many "loopholes" created in the past few years by legislation aimed at liberalizing the futures markets.
In the past, reformers have accused the Guardians Council of systematically blocking their candidates in elections and of throwing out most of their proposed legislation, notably for liberalizing the nation's strict press code, facilitating foreign investments and defining political crimes.
That's when gubernatorial elections were reinstated, party legislation was liberalized and many restrictions were lifted.
Councilman David I. Weprin, a Democrat from eastern Queens, is drafting legislation to liberalize the awning code.
He rankled labor leaders by sponsoring legislation to liberalize trade, including the free trade pact linking the United States with Canada and Mexico.
The big question is whether Cameron will stick to his brave course and go ahead with introducing some legislation to liberalize the marriage law.
Since 2004, European legislation has liberalized international and domestic rail travel for freight and passengers, but there still is no obligation under European Union law to open domestic services to market competition as Italy did.
Meanwhile, the election of Trump and his appointment of Jeff Sessions as attorney general have dashed hopes for bipartisan federal legislation to liberalize sentencing and decriminalize drug use.
Liberalizing services would encourage competition.
