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“Legal jargon's real purpose is to block legislation”

Analyzed on 2026-10-22T17:43:41+00:00 · Last updated 2026-10-22

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More often than not, the real purpose of legal jar­gon is to block legislation, and raising objections about arcane phraseology can be as apt a way of talking a bill to death in committee as denouncing

Extracted from: Are There Too Many Lawyers in Congress? , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“More often than not, the real purpose of legal jar­gon is to block legislation, and raising objections about arcane phraseology can be as apt a way of talking a bill to death in committee as denouncing”

Are There Too Many Lawyers in Congress?

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Claim ID CLM-6CAC3286
Slug legal-jargons-real-purpose-is-to-block-legislation-6cac3286
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 249 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00