r/MurderedByWords • u/JerryJr99 • Jan 31 '25

#1 Murder of Week Your response is concerning, Bobby!

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u/baumpop Jan 31 '25

When’s the last time you heard about Holly smoot? That was dumb as fuck too about 100 years ago. 

We’re doing the exact same thing and nobody is bringing it up. Sure they say it’s stupid to tariff but nobody is saying we’ve actually been down those road like 4 times in 250 years 

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u/empire_of_the_moon Jan 31 '25

Do you mean Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act? (1930)

Because Holly Smoot sound like a chick I met on spring break.

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u/baumpop Jan 31 '25

It’s two different people. Hawley and smoot. We’re both right albeit my spelling is dog shit. Happy Friday! 

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u/empire_of_the_moon Jan 31 '25 edited Jan 31 '25

Obviously it’s two different lawmakers who introduced the bill. Jesus don’t they teach anything other than clip of a movie with Ben Stein. Most bills are named after lawmakers.

Edit: Another famous example of this is Sarbox - Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D–MD) and Rep. Michael G. Oxley (R–OH-4), the co-sponsors of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act

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u/baumpop Jan 31 '25

There are almost no modern examples of naming a bill after its sponsors but I understand the historical significance of your point. 

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u/empire_of_the_moon Jan 31 '25

I haven’t thought about it - I guess Dodd-Frank would be the most recent in what 2010?