Legislative workload precludes any informed deliberation on each bill

Evidence

If, as is true of every legislature in the United States, the size of that work load is such that no individual legislator can possibly obtain an understanding of each bill that must be disposed of, then the ideals of an informed and deliberative process take on a new meaning. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 3854

Categorization

• XREF: Speaks to the institutional-design thread (ch37, ch46) about what real institutions can and cannot do; connects to the polyad’s institutions course component. — connects to: Tightly detailed legislation strips interpreters of law-development and forces relentless amendments — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 3893; Hearing transcripts rarely influence committee bill decisions — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 665; Congress delegates because it lacks time and expertise for detail — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 478 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Congress delegates because it lacks time and expertise for detail #corroborates (0.80) — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 478
• Legislative hearings function as displays of raw power, not deliberation. #corroborates (0.72) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 4571
• Detailed statutes force legislatures into future amendment burdens that interpretation could carry #qualifies (0.72) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 3894