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Friday, January 19, 2007

Ethics Bill Passes Senate


Senate Democrats and Republicans broke a difficult stalemate last night and approved 96 to 2 expansive legislation to curtail the influence of lobbyists, tighten congressional ethics rules and prevent the spouses of senators from lobbying senators and their staffs. (Washington Post, Friday)

They overlooked one little issue.

FEE Timely Classic
The Law (pdf) by Frederic Bastiat