Legislation regarding ES

sühneleistung- atonement fine

Der Critical Raw Materials Actt wird von Industrie-Lobbies benutzt, um Einschränkungen beim Zugang zu Rohmaterialien abzubauen, und zwar auch dann, wenn es nicht um die Energieversorgung geht. IT-, Rüstungs- und Raumfahrtindustrie versuchen von der Krisensituation bei den neuen Energien zu profitieren. Die Libéation berichtet über einen neuen Report von Lobbying-Warchdogs. Die Liste der kritischen Rohmaterialien wurde bereits von 15 auf 34 Stoffe erweitert. https://www.liberation.fr/international/europe/ue-le-critical-raw-materials-act-un-open-bar-pour-lindustrie-miniere-20231112_HZUR6376QJCZVBM5IGIUR6V2QE/

In dem sogenannten Trilog-Verfahren haben sich Vertreter:innen des europäischen Parlaments und der europäischen Kommission auf eine endgültige Version des Nature Restoration Laws geeinigt, durch die bis 2030 20% der Land- und Wasserflächen der-unter Schutz gestellt bzw. wiederhergestellt werden sollen. Vor allem aufgrund des Einflusses der europäischen Volkspartei wurde die von der Kommission vorgelegte Version des Gesetzes stark verwässert. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/10/eu-strikes-landmark-deal-nature-restoration-law

Die Abgeordneten des europäischen Parlaments haben dafür gestimmt, die EU-Länder zu verpflichen, den Verbrauch erneuerbarer Energie bis 2030 von 22% auf 42% zu steigern. Die Renewable Energy Directive muss noch vom Europäischen Rat angenommen werden. Biomasse gilt weiterhin als erneuerbar. https://www.liberation.fr/environnement/les-eurodeputes-votent-pour-faire-doubler-la-consommation-denergie-renouvelable-dici-a-2030-20230912_WMEQYLIL65G6LC7CVDD6CV5AOQ/

IM Umweltausschuss der EU ist das Renaturierungsgesetz durchgefallen – vor allem wegen des Widerstands vieler Abgeordneter der Europäischen Volkspartei. Ohne dieses Gesetz sind die Klimaziele der EU kaum zu erreichen.

https://taz.de/Keine-Einigung-auf-Renaturierung/!5940284/

WWF und Greenpeace haben in Österreich die EU-Parlamentarier aufgerufen, für den Entwurf der Kommission für das Nature Restauration Laws zu stimmen. Die Europäische Volkspartei hat gegen dieses Gesetz, das ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des green Deal ist, kampagnisiert. https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000178340/entscheidung-im-eu-parlament-abstimmung-252ber-renaturierungsgesetz

In der EU versuchen Konservative in einem Bündnis mit der extremen Rechten, das neue Gesetz zur Wiederherstellung von Naturräumen im Plenum des Europaparlaments endgültig scheitern zu lassen. Der Guardian stellt diese Politik in den Kontext einer breiter angelegten Anti-Klimapolitik der europäischen Konservativen und Rechten.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/03/the-guardian-view-on-europes-green-deal-blowing-in-the-wind?

Das deutsche Bundeskabinett hat den Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Klimaanpassung beschlossen. Das Gesetz verpflichtet Länder und Kommunen, Anpassungsstrategien zu entwickeln. Der Bund selbst muss bis 2024 eine Vorsorgestrategie mit konkreten nachprüfbaren Kennzahlen vorlegen. Die Kosten für die Anpassung bei Bund und Ländern werden bis 2030 auf 55 Milliarden Euro geschätzt. Die Verteilung der Kosten ist noch unklar. Entsiegelungsvorschriften fehlen.

https://taz.de/Gesetz-fuer-Anpassung-an-den-Klimawandel/!5943821/

Hintergrundinformationen zum Renaturierungsgesetz der EU. In der vergangenen Woche wurde der Entwurf der EU-Kommission vom europäischen Parlament mit Modifikationen verabschiedet. Das Gesetz verpflichtet die EU-Staaten zu Wiederherstellungsplänen und zur Orientierung an Indikatoren, wobei die konkreten Vorgaben vom Parlament aus dem Entwurf gestrichen wurden.

Bericht der EU-Kommission zur Situation der Ökosysteme in der EU: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX%3A52020DC0635&from=DE

https://taz.de/Streit-um-Renaturierung/!5944684/

Die taz fasst Grundinformationen zum deutschen Gebäudeenergiegesetz zusammen, das auch einer Entscheidung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts erst nach der Sommerpause im Bundestag verabschiedet werden kann. Die FDP hat so viele ausnahmeregeln durchgesetzt, dass ich die Pariser Klimaziele mit diesem heizungsgesetz voraussichtlich nicht werden halten lassen. Der FDP Politiker Frank schaeffler arbeitet weiterhin gegen das Gesetz.

https://taz.de/Heizungsstreit-geht-weiter/!5943079/

Der endgültige Entwurf des Gebäude-Energiegesetzes zeigt, dass die Grünen für sie zentrale Positionen aufgegeben haben, etwa die Verpflichtung zu einer Beratung durch unabhängige Fachleute. Das Gesetz wird nach Ansicht von NGOs nicht ausreichen, um die für Deutschland verbindlichen Klimaziele zu erreichen. Umweltverbände wurden zur Sachverständigen-Anhörung am 3.7. nicht eingeladen..

https://table.media/berlin/analyse/heizungsgesetz-mehr-gas-und-oel-weniger-mieterschutz/

Experten gehen davon aus, dass Deutschland mit dem auf Druck der FDP abgeschwächten Gebäudeenergiegesetz seine Klimaziele nicht erreichen wird.

https://taz.de/CO-Bilanz-des-Heizungsgesetzes/!5932828/

Die fossile Lobby versucht in Deutschland, Wasserstoff-fähige Gasheizungen als klimaschonend anerkennen zu lassen. Sie wurden in das Gebäudeenergiegesetz (Heizungsgesetz) aufgenommen. Umweltorganisationen und Gewerkschaftler:innen mobilisieren gegen diese Greenwashing-Maßnahme. https://taz.de/Geplanter-Heizungsaustausch/!5935087/

Offener Brief gegen die Aufnahme von sogenannente Wassertoff-fähigen Gasheizungen in das deutsche Heizungsgesetz: https://www.nabu.de/imperia/md/content/nabude/energie/230515-nabu-verbaendeappell-h2-ready.pdf

Die deutsche Bundesregierung hat ein stark verbessertes Gesetz zur wärmewende geschlossen. Förderungen werden nicht sozial gestaffelt besonders zu kritisieren ist, dass auch sogenannte H2-ready Gasheizungen anerkannt werden. https://taz.de/Foerderung-fuer-Heizungsaustausch/!5926229/

Das deutsche Bundesverfassungsgericht hat die Verabschiedung des neuen gebäudeenergiegesetzes im Eilverfahren gestoppt. Damit ist unsicher, ob das Gesetz, bei dem es vor allem um die Dekarbonisierung im Heizungssektor geht ,vor der Sommerpause noch verabschiedet werden kann. https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000177724/deutsches-bundesverfassungsgericht-stoppte-heizungsgesetz

Eine vom bundesumweltamt in Auftrag gegebene Studie ergibt, dass nur eine wesentlich schnellere dekarbonisierung des gebäudesektors, als sie das zusätzlich noch verwässerte heizungsgesetz vorsieht, das Erreichen der deutschen Klimaziele bis 2030 sicherstellt. Außer der Umrüstung der Heizung ist auch ein Verzicht auf konventionellen n Beton notwendig. https://view.angebote.spiegel.de/?qs=08c03daf30ebc9f7b7695c3189365e936083c80faf5f6d352fed9b4fbd1b3332f4ad7cbfa495b3d420eb8b39b899ac4ce134ca891070033d4d19a628d5b51d28d866c70cec12bab5629e51c2c3ce4f48

Vom nächsten Jahr an müssen in der EU börsennotierte Unternehmen und Unternehmen ab einer bestimmten Größe ausgehend von Key Performance Indicators über ihren Dekarbonisierungspfad und die Nachhaltigkeit der eigenen Tätigkeit berichten. Die Kennzahlen haben Folgen für die Finanzierung der Unternehmen durch Kreditgeber. Interview mit der Beraterin Katharina Schönauer von der KPMG. https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000177713/kpmg-beraterin-schoenauer-wir-hoffen-dass-durch-transparenz-ein-sog-entsteht

(d) Criminal penalties (1) Any person who-

(A) knowingly imports or exports any fish or wildlife or plants in violation of any provision of this chapter (other than subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 3372 of this title), or

(B) violates any provision of this chapter (other than subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 3372 of this title) by knowingly engaging in conduct that involves the sale or purchase of, the offer of sale or purchase of, or the intent to sell or purchase, fish or wildlife or plants with a market value in excess of $350,

knowing that the fish or wildlife or plants were taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of, or in a manner unlawful under, any underlying law, treaty or regulation, shall be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Each violation shall be a separate offense and the offense shall be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the said fish or wildlife or plants.

(2) Any person who knowingly engages in conduct prohibited by any provision of this chapter (other than subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 3372 of this title) and in the exercise of due care should know that the fish or wildlife or plants were taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of, or in a manner unlawful under, any underlying law, treaty or regulation shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Each violation shall be a separate offense and the offense shall be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the said fish or wildlife or plants.

(3) Any person who knowingly violates subsection (d) or (f) of section 3372 of this title-

(A) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, if the offense involves-

(i) the importation or exportation of fish or wildlife or plants; or

(ii) the sale or purchase, offer of sale or purchase, or commission of an act with intent to sell or purchase fish or wildlife or plants with a market value greater than $350; and

(B) shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, if the offense does not involve conduct described in subparagraph (A).

(4) Any person who knowingly violates section 3372(e) of this title shall be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. Each violation shall be a separate offense and the offense is deemed to have been committed in the district where the violation first occurred, and in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species.

§3373. Penalties and sanctions (a) Civil penalties (1) Any person who engages in conduct prohibited by any provision of this chapter (other than subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 3372 of this title) and in the exercise of due care should know that the fish or wildlife or plants were taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of, or in a manner unlawful under, any underlying law, treaty, or regulation, and any person who knowingly violates subsection (d), (e), or (f) of section 3372 of this title, may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $10,000 for each such violation: Provided, That when the violation involves fish or wildlife or plants with a market value of less than $350, and involves only the transportation, acquisition, or receipt of fish or wildlife or plants taken or possessed in violation of any law, treaty, or regulation of the United States, any Indian tribal law, any foreign law, or any law or regulation of any State, the penalty assessed shall not exceed the maximum provided for violation of said law, treaty, or regulation, or $10,000, whichever is less.

From Title 7-AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 54-TRANSPORTATION, SALE, AND HANDLING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS

§2131. Congressional statement of policy The Congress finds that animals and activities which are regulated under this chapter are either in interstate or foreign commerce or substantially affect such commerce or the free flow thereof, and that regulation of animals and activities as provided in this chapter is necessary to prevent and eliminate burdens upon such commerce and to effectively regulate such commerce, in order-

(1) to insure that animals intended for use in research facilities or for exhibition purposes or for use as pets are provided humane care and treatment;

(2) to assure the humane treatment of animals during transportation in commerce; and

(3) to protect the owners of animals from the theft of their animals by preventing the sale or use of animals which have been stolen.

The Congress further finds that it is essential to regulate, as provided in this chapter, the transportation, purchase, sale, housing, care, handling, and treatment of animals by carriers or by persons or organizations engaged in using them for research or experimental purposes or for exhibition purposes or holding them for sale as pets or for any such purpose or use.

( Pub. L. 89–544, §1(b), formerly §1, Aug. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 350 ; Pub. L. 91–579, §2, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1560 ; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 94–279, §2, Apr. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 417 .)

Now reads:

(2) Limitation on application Paragraph (1) does not apply to-

(A) an entity exhibiting animals to the public under a Class C license from the Department of Agriculture, or a Federal facility registered with the Department of Agriculture that exhibits animals, if such entity or facility holds such license or registration in good standing and if the entity or facility-

(i) does not allow any individual to come into direct physical contact with a prohibited wildlife species, unless that individual is-

(I) a trained professional employee or contractor of the entity or facility (or an accompanying employee receiving professional training);

(II) a licensed veterinarian (or a veterinary student accompanying such a veterinarian); or

(III) directly supporting conservation programs of the entity or facility, the contact is not in the course of commercial activity (which may be evidenced by advertisement or promotion of such activity or other relevant evidence), and the contact is incidental to humane husbandry conducted pursuant to a species-specific, publicly available, peer-edited population management and care plan that has been provided to the Secretary with justifications that the plan-

(aa) reflects established conservation science principles;

(bb) incorporates genetic and demographic analysis of a multi-institution population of animals covered by the plan; and

(cc) promotes animal welfare by ensuring that the frequency of breeding is appropriate for the species; and

(ii) ensures that during public exhibition of a lion (Panthera leo), tiger (Panthera tigris), leopard (Panthera pardus), snow leopard (Uncia uncia), jaguar (Panthera onca), cougar (Puma concolor), or any hybrid thereof, the animal is at least 15 feet from members of the public unless there is a permanent barrier sufficient to prevent public contact;

(B) a State college, university, or agency, or a State-licensed veterinarian;

(C) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wildlife species, and-

(i) is a corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of title 26 and described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of such title;

(ii) does not commercially trade in any prohibited wildlife species, including offspring, parts, and byproducts of such animals;

(iii) does not breed any prohibited wildlife species;

(iv) does not allow direct contact between the public and any prohibited wildlife species; and

(v) does not allow the transportation and display of any prohibited wildlife species off-site;

(D) has custody of any prohibited wildlife species solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting the prohibited wildlife species to a person described in this paragraph with respect to the species; or

(E) an entity or individual that is in possession of any prohibited wildlife species that was born before December 20, 2022, and-

(i) not later than 180 days after December 20, 2022, the entity or individual registers each individual animal of each prohibited wildlife species possessed by the entity or individual with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

(ii) does not breed, acquire, or sell any prohibited wildlife species after December 20, 2022; and

(iii) does not allow direct contact between the public and prohibited wildlife species.

(e) Captive wildlife offense (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is unlawful for any person to-

(A) import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or in a manner substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or

(B) breed or possess;

any prohibited wildlife species.

§3372. Prohibited acts, Subsection a: (a) Offenses other than marking offenses It is unlawful for any person-

(1) to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish or wildlife or plant taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law, treaty, or regulation of the United States or in violation of any Indian tribal law;

(2) to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce-

(A) any fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any State or in violation of any foreign law; or

(B) any plant-

(i) taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any State, or any foreign law, that protects plants or that regulates-

(I) the theft of plants;

(II) the taking of plants from a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area;

(III) the taking of plants from an officially designated area; or

(IV) the taking of plants without, or contrary to, required authorization;

(ii) taken, possessed, transported, or sold without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required for the plant by any law or regulation of any State or any foreign law; or

(iii) taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any limitation under any law or regulation of any State, or under any foreign law, governing the export or transshipment of plants;

(3) within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in section 7 of title 18)-

(A) to possess any fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any State or in violation of any foreign law or Indian tribal law, or

(B) to possess any plant-

(i) taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or regulation of any State, or any foreign law, that protects plants or that regulates-

(I) the theft of plants;

(II) the taking of plants from a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area;

(III) the taking of plants from an officially designated area; or

(IV) the taking of plants without, or contrary to, required authorization;

(ii) taken, possessed, transported, or sold without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required for the plant by any law or regulation of any State or any foreign law; or

(iii) taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any limitation under any law or regulation of any State, or under any foreign law, governing the export or transshipment of plants; or

(4) to attempt to commit any act described in paragraphs (1) through (3) or subsection (e).

Changes to this section: §3372. Prohibited acts

Added here:

§3376. Administration (a) Regulations (1) The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized to issue such regulations, except as provided in paragraph (2), as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 3372(f), 3373, and 3374 of this title.

(2) The Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall jointly promulgate specific regulations to implement the provisions of section 3372(b) of this title for the marking and labeling of containers or packages containing fish or wildlife. These regulations shall be in accordance with existing commercial practices.

(3) The Secretary shall, in consultation with other relevant Federal and State agencies, promulgate any regulations necessary to implement section 3372(e) of this title.

"bred, possessed" added here:

§3374. Forfeiture (a) In general (1) All fish or wildlife or plants bred, possessed, imported, exported, transported, sold, received, acquired, or purchased contrary to the provisions of section 3372 of this title (other than section 3372(b) of this title), or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States notwithstanding any culpability requirements for civil penalty assessment or criminal prosecution included in section 3373 of this title.

Definition

Argument: Federal control of intrastate possession of prohibited wildlife species (i.e., big cats) cannot be effective without control of interstate incidents of traffic of these species

What is the source of this figure?

Stated purpose

Die deutsche Bundesregierung hat das abgeschwächte Klimaschutzgesetz beschlossen, über das nun der Bundestag befinden muss. In dem Gesetz geht man vor allem auf Druck der FDP von den verpflichtenden Zielen für einzelne Sektoren, etwa den Verkehr, ab. Die Sektorziele waren bei Verkehr und Wohnen bisher nie erreicht worden. Außer bei der Verantwortung der einzelnen Ministerien für Emissionsreduktionen gibt es auch laxere Regeln beim Monitoring und den vorgeschriebenen Reaktionen auf Unterschreitung von festgesetzten Zielen. https://taz.de/Beschluss-des-Kabinetts/!5939063/

Die Einigung, den Entwurf des Gebäudeenergiegesetzes im Deutschen Bundestag vor der Sommerpause zu behandeln, kam vor allem dadurch zustande weil die entscheidenden Konfliktpunkte nicht beseitigt wurden. Die FDP besteht weiter darauf, eine schnelle Umstellung auf die vorhandenen Techniken zur erneuerbaren Energiegewinnung zu verhindern.

https://mastodon.social/@mkreutzfeldt/110546933920195435

Current American climate indicates that Republicans take this quote of Aristotle's to heart, but they're not closely thinking about how they define "education". They're definitely not defining it with respect to John Locke's views in Some Thoughts Concerning Education which encourages political systems that move away from an electorate that is subservient to authority.

see: https://hypothes.is/a/upfxCtSiEe2wrdd3cOo-Lg for John Locke

What are the problems here in such a democratic process online or even in a modern context?

People who aren't actually stakeholders feel that they're stakeholders and want to control other's actions even when they don't have a stake. (eg: abortion)

People don't have time to become properly informed about the ever-increasing group of topics and there is too much disinformation and creation of fear, uncertainty and doubt.

Thoughtful deliberation does not happen.

The quality of legislation has dropped instead of increased.

Bikeshedding is too easy.

What if instead of electing people who run, we elected people from the electorate at random? This would potentially at least nudge us to have some representation by "one of the least of these". This would provide us to pay more attention to a broader swath of society instead of the richest and most powerful. What might the long term effects of this be?

Nath, V., & Lockwood, G. (2021). Implications of the UK Equality Law for tele-homeworking: COVID-19 and beyond. International Journal of Law and Management, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLMA-07-2021-0183

Connolly, K. (2021, December 28). German court rules disabled people must be protected in Covid triage cases. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/28/german-court-disabled-people-covid-triage

Covid: UK reports highest daily cases since the pandemic began. (2021, December 15). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59673150

ElizabethB 🏡 on Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved 13 September 2021, from https://twitter.com/laughinggull6/status/1436329945773531137

Bard, Jennifer S. ‘6 Actions the Federal Government Should Take in Response to the Delta Variant’. Bill of Health, 27 July 2021. http://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2021/07/27/delta-covid-variant-government-response/.

Reflections, The United States, Policy to help migrants

Elgot, J., Stewart, H., & Dodd, V. (2020, July 13). Coronavirus: Shoppers in England must wear face masks from 24 July. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/face-masks-shops-england-24-july-boris-johnson

This may of stuck out to me purely because I live in Georgia, but Blow's decision to include this in his article is interesting. The democratic victory was determined to be the direct result of increased voter turnout, particularly in communities of color. It is interesting that the legislation he mentions here manages turn this victory into a loss of some sort.

u/nick_chater (2020) Behavioural Policy challenge: when does compulsion help? Reddit. Retrieved from: https://www.reddit.com/r/BehSciAsk/comments/hzci8g/behavioural_policy_challenge_when_does_compulsion/

Dave. D. M., Friedson. A. I., Matsuzawa. K., McNichols. D.. Sabia. J. J. (2020). .Did the Wisconsin Supreme Court Restart a COVID-19 Epidemic? Evidence from a Natural Experiment. Institute of Labor Economics. Retrieved from: https://covid-19.iza.org/publications/dp13314/

u/acholcombe (2020, August 6) Trust in scientific findings and experts, but, rationally, not in what experts tell us to do. Reddit. Retrieved from: https://www.reddit.com/r/BehSciMeta/comments/i4cxtz/trust_in_scientific_findings_and_experts_but/g1f5z2n/

ReconfigBehSci (2020) but that then does not sound to me like a disease control policy- it makes no sense in that way. It would make sense, though, if your goal is to build herd immunity via the least vulnerable.. to be honest, I'm surprised it's actually legal as a policy (has it been challenged?) Twitter. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1295731502467121152

Jo Maugham QC [@jolyonMaugham] (2020, August) Calling on retired lawyers! Law students! Bored lawyers! We at @GoodLawProject need your help with some research... we are working on what will be (well, if we win it) seminal litigation to establish the precautionary principle as a freestanding part of E&W common law! Twitter. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1296092565075369984

ReconfigBehSci on Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1316293486224838661

Participation, E. (n.d.). Equality Act 2010 [Text]. Statute Law Database. Retrieved October 15, 2020, from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/section/149

Romeo, N. (n.d.). What Can America Learn from Europe About Regulating Big Tech? The New Yorker. Retrieved August 19, 2020, from https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/what-can-america-learn-from-europe-about-regulating-big-tech

Clemens, J., & Veuger, S. (2020). Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic for State Government Tax Revenues (Working Paper No. 27426; Working Paper Series). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w27426

Look into their report.

Look into the details of this act. Who wrote it? What was it in response to?

Katz, D. M., Coupette, C., Beckedorf, J., & Hartung, D. (2020). Complex Societies and the Growth of the Law. ArXiv:2005.07646 [Physics]. http://arxiv.org/abs/2005.07646

<big>评：</big><br/><br/>《金瓶梅》第四十八回有曰：「常言：『兵来将挡，水来土掩』。事到其间，道在人为，少不的你我打点礼物，早差人上东京，央及老爷那里去」。人生如戏，每个人顾及的都是如何演好自己的戏份。好在如今已不是投机倒把等同犯罪的年代，嗅觉灵敏的市场玩家们逢场作戏也无可厚非，但是谁来「打点礼物」制造惊喜呢？2018年，玩家们反倒收获了不少惊恐。<br/><br/>专业的投资者和政客总是能在自己的地盘上长袖善舞，但是在这个野蛮生长的年代，恐怕他们也得多向口译员们学习快速熟悉陌生领域的技能——共情、抗压、不服输，或许称之为「人格特质」更加合适。

interesting point

correlated? causative?

complexity in law, leads to more logic to parse and process - therefore more potential ambiguity in human-processing.

does software engineering practices about code complexity (or lack thereof) have fruitful applications here?

State legislators in New York and California have introduced bills that would require smartphone vendors to be able to decrypt users' phones.

Petition Congress to vote NO to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Includes annotated full text of the TPP.

What other legislation has Elsevier pushed?