Fake Mineral Names Signal Capture

When last‑minute legislative text includes invented technical terms tied to industry insiders’ names, it can be a canary for weak drafting controls and industry capture. Such contamination of statute is not merely comical — it undermines rulemaking credibility, complicates implementation of rules about strategic resources, and signals poor transparency in bill preparation. — A seemingly small drafting prank exposes how private legal drafters and rushed legislative processes can insert undetected language into laws governing strategic sectors, with consequences for oversight, rulemaking, and national‑security policy.