No More Legislation

August 31, 2007 9:36 AM by Gary Galles (Archive)

Will Rogers wrote: "This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when a baby gets hold of a hammer." Americans can breathe a sigh of relief that no new legislation is imposed upon them during Congress's summer break. Unfortunately, that relief is very temporary, since much of break time is used to promise constituents new legislative "solutions" at others' expense in exchange for votes. And then Congress returns. Bruno Leoni explains how it all works. FULL ARTICLE