Idaho: Lobbyists play on fears, emotions to sell their agendas Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/04/02/2516704
Former state senator Gary Schroeder of Moscow may have been the first to share with me the old saying about laws and sausages.
I can’t quote it exactly, but it’s something about “two things you never want to watch being made are laws and sausages” - the point being that the process of crafting bills can sometimes be messy and unappetizing.
I’ve heard other legislators make similar remarks over the years, but I’m not sure it captures the true flavor of this place. Rather than a sausage factory, the Statehouse is more like a dealer’s showroom: It’s less a place where things are made than a place where things are sold.
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