POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Elle Woods, Unanimous Consent, Southern Democrats
20 Oct 2016
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All spending of money must be passed in hoc/ lower house (money bills) This goes back to british tradition of having a check. Prior to 1948 responsibility to drafting legislation was left to the relevant department and draft bills were scrutinized by law clerk and parliamentary council. Nowadays law clerk advises hoc on constitutional matters and private members bills. 1948 legislative drafting function was centralized into the legislation section into the dept of justice. If you draft a bill you have to be versed in all aspects of legislation. Provided the ability of a group of skilled legislative drafters. Could have preparation in a timely and orderly matter. Legislation is continuously amended, - often called housekeeping. Create an exception to the law to provide certain privileges for certain groups. Usually introduced in the senate - do not involve public services. Public bills may be initiated by gov"t or private members. Introduced by gov"t - through minister of the crown.
