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You know how uncomfortable and "antsy" you can be if your underwear manages to get all wadded up? That's what it's referring to. Someone who's getting all overexcitable and upset might get told "Don't get your panties in a bunch."
Alternates:
Don't get your knickers in a twist. (British)
Don't get your panties in a wad.
Don't get your bloomers in a knot.
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Move to Oahu and be a lobbyist Jim - then you can draft your own legislation.
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I hate to agree with D2K, but yes: most legislation is written by lobbyists -- and I don't mean "suggested", I mean they literally write the laws, our "elected" officials have been caught doing "copy-n-paste", especially with legislation "proposed" by the private prison industry.
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Your subject line is jumbled. Nobody writes the law except the judicial branch, after it has been enacted as a law. You are asking how is legislation introduced. Legislation is introduced by a bill. Somebody does write the bill, either individuals or groups. Anybody can write a bill, just write one at home. But it has to be introduced to the governing body. You need to look up better references plus it really helps to have some familiarity with the Constitution of the United States. Your translation effort indicates you have not read the Constitution. Also, your reference sucks, this is from the state handbook, it has a whole chapter on how to introduce bills:
"All proposals for law must be introduced in the Legislature as bills. Only Senators and Representatives may introduce bills. Senate Rules, however, also permit a bill to be introduced on the report of a committee."
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The original thread heading was WHO WRITES LEGISLATION (all in caps, never a good sign), followed by a plea to make it more understandable, which nobody can be against. But, like the comparison to software code (also removed), programs written in Plain English don't work because they are too ambiguous. Legalese has evolved to banish ambiguity and as a result it's very hard to read for the layman.
Disagreement = vitriol?
Vitriol. n. Cruel and bitter criticism.
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This topic has gone way too akilter. I'm locking it up.
Jim, you're getting a bit shaky on forum netiquette.
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