What makes the authors of this piece think that any of the legislation is actually written by members of Congress?
Precisely. Legislation is written by lobbyists working with the Congressional staff.
That’s why there is a revolving door between the two.
The political operatives who are FReepers (perhaps secretly) know this very well.
But us general public folks sometimes forget about this revolving door.
The lobbyist / Congressional staff revolving door, and big backers of Congressmen having so much influence are why electing a different Congressman only works for a term or two - if at all.
It’s few and far between where even a freshman Congressman does not have his big backers right from the get go.