它们是棘轮效应驱动下的产物。美国政客们有很大的自由提出新法律。
They have been driven by a ratchet effect.Individual American politicians have great latitude to propose new laws.
首先，想像一下北美自由贸易协定产生的单一市场，如果底特律的汽车工厂要迁往墨西哥，国会想要阻止这件事却毫无办法，因为法律禁止这样做。
First, imagine a NAFTA single market, with legal powers to ban congressional aid intended to stop a Detroit car factory moving to Mexico.
根据照信息自由法，联邦机构被正式要求在收到请求20个工作日内（在特定情况下可以延长10个工作日），对按这项法律作出的请求作出回答。
Under the statute, federal agencies are normally required to respond to a FOIA request within 20 business days of its receipt, but may extend this by 10 business days under certain circumstances.
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