There's a lot more legislation controlling internal party processes, elections, selections and and of course registering donations.

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Much of that is the result of separate enactments of the Internal Revenue Code and the precursor legislation (since 1862), and no one has put the responsibility on the IRS or the Congress to reorganize the Code so that it is plainly understood by the lay person.

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The biggest areas for new legislation at the moment are the environment, public health, consumer protection and internal security.

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