Legislative inaction is itself a distinct technique of control

Evidence

Thus, the technique of laissez-faire, remitting a particular matter to the resultat of the processes of autonomous private ordering, deserves to be elevated to the status of a separate and independent technique of legislative action. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 728

Categorization

• XREF: Contrasts usefully with the affirmative-regulation material and supports institutional-role discussion in the polyad. — connects to: Legislatures can quietly bury bills rather than defeat them by open vote — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 980; Courts construe legislative silence as deliberate intent, though silence admits other readings — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 4205; Even weakly enforced laws redirect how violations occur — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 1046 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Courts construe legislative silence as deliberate intent, though silence admits other readings #expands (0.72) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 4205
• Legislators alone can choose administered regulation over self-applying law. #complicates (0.72) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 432
• Even weakly enforced laws redirect how violations occur #expands (0.70) — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 1046