Extreme bills are introduced as positioning, not lawmaking

Evidence

But passing the bill wasn’t the point of the exercise. The sponsors put it forward because they believed—rightly—that this kind of posturing is just the way to gain popularity among the right-wing evangelical base and win power in North Carolina. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 84

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the Johnson Amendment repeal theater discussed later in this chapter — posturing over substance. — connects to: Regulatory forced holdings make some government bills anomalously expensive. — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera: How Financial…, 1606; The barrier to financial reform is political power, not legislative complexity — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media: How Wall Street…, 455
• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source

Broader Connections

• The barrier to financial reform is political power, not legislative complexity #corroborates (0.75) — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 455
• Regulatory forced holdings make some government bills anomalously expensive. #complicates (0.72) — Donald MacKenzie, An Engine, Not a Camera, 1606