He wasn't seeking abstract, universal laws, the way Newton later did.
Officials who have recently sought laws that even hint of increased scrutiny for older drivers have felt the group's power.
She sought new laws from the duke to require work to be spread out equally, but the laws were slow in coming.
In other states, like Wisconsin, doctors are seeking such laws.
But now a growing number of officials are seeking laws that would mandate such investments.
Abel actively sought new federal laws to protect union workers as well.
The government also sought laws that would permit it to detain terrorist suspects for 90 days without charge.
But with little progress in three years, school officials turned to the Legislature in frustration, seeking laws to provide what collective bargaining could not.
Environmentalists say jet skis have taken over the river, and are seeking laws to ban or restrict them.
The decision comes when free citizens are seeking laws to further confine and curtail smoking in public places.