LEGISLATION AS A LUCRATIVE ENTERPRISE
What is a fetcher bill? William Safire's Political Dictionary defines it as "a legislative proposal designed to attract a bribe to bury it." Another definition elucidates on it as "a measure that, by threatening to curtail some commercial interests, provides incentive for a payoff to obtain the death of the bill" . The obvious flip side of either definition is that it can also be a bill that seeks to grant some advantage or privilege to identified individuals or sectors that are pre-contracted to provide incentives for the expeditious enactment of the measure. Example of this is a proposed legislative franchise to engage in certain areas of business. The other type of legislative proposal is an omnibus measure where many interests are affected, more often unfavorably, and they are prompted to mount lobbies or representations for favorable amendments or deletions in the proposed law. This is where the action is, so to speak, as many parties are