[Thebaddog]

I remember that a three page outline turned into a thousand page bill when it went to congress. Perhaps the genius staffers could have used words like “only, specifically, definite” in their crafting of the bill. But that is assuming that the bill didn’t do what it was supposed to do.

[Cboldt]

-- I remember that a three page outline turned into a thousand page bill when it went to congress. --

Somebody was prepared for this move. All it took was a "trigger" event.

Same thing for the Homeland Security Department/framework.