New to the art form? This Wall Street Journal article will get you orientated. Also, for more information on how some of these titles mislead lawmakers and the citizenry, find some academic commentary from Brian Christopher Jones here: https://works.bepress.com/brian_jones/.

Friday, February 18, 2011

The POWER That Be

More POWER to the Silver State! Sen. John Ensign (R., Nev.) won't take a back seat to Sen. Reid when it comes to bill titles, like this one:  

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the `Prisoner Opportunity, Work, and Education Requirement Act' or the `POWER Act'.
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