What is the definition of Legislative Fear?

"Legislative fear is that pesky feeling where lawmakers are so terrified of making decisions that they end up dragging their feet like a tortoise on a log, or worse, they start passing laws that are so ridiculous, they'll probably land a committee member in a parking garage. It's like they're so scared of their own bureaucratic might, they've forgotten how to legislate."

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Example sentence: "The legislative fear gripped the Senate like a pack of ravenous wolves, causing them to pass a bill so absurd it could only be described as a 'wild west' legislative experiment named after the most ridiculous meme of all time."