Questions tagged [legislature]
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Are policies automatically void if the politicians who enacted them were serving unlawfully?
Suppose that country X has law Y. A politician introduces bill Z, which is then voted on by the legislature. The legislature approves the bill by a 51 to 50 vote, and it becomes law, replacing and repealing law Y.
Some time later, it comes to light…
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United States: I can't find XML file of the Affordable Care Act
I'd like an XML file of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), Public Law 111–148. I found plain text files, but those are not helpful, nor are the PDF files. I really need the XML file.
I tried FDsys, no joy.
I had high hopes of finding it at…
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Why do laws often have a preamble with references to previous laws?
Why do many decrees, laws and acts start with a preamble with references to previous regulations? For instance, from an EU commission regulation:
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having…
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What is the area of law for procedures setting out the legislative process called and what theory is there?
Some laws act to explicitly set out what constitutes a law change, what types of legislation are possible and the legislative process that must be followed to enact a law. What is the area of law under which these are classified and is there any…
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