By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/03/2026When you think of a legal loophole, you probably imagine a drafting error (or perhaps a sneaky insertion) that creates an advantage for a specific person or group of people. 1/ 14515
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/03/2026If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/03/16/w... 2/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. 172
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 16/03/2026For example: Trump's 2017 "Big Beautiful Tax Cut" bill passed after its 479 pages were *covered* in hand-scrawled amendments and additions, which were not read or reviewed by lawmakers prior to voting: www.usatoday.com/story/news/2... 3/usatoday.comSenate passes tax bill with handwritten provisions in rush to finishThe Senate approved a tax bill early Saturday with provisions handwritten in the margins, a move that showed urgency but upset Democratic critics. 165
