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   "text": "Automatic adjustment mechanisms are pre established legislative components that let laws self update in response to changing circumstances, and their purpose is to counter policy drift, the divergence of policy from its original intent as conditions change.",
   "abstract": "By incorporating automatic adjustments, such as economic or social policy changes triggered by specific indicators, these mechanisms aim to address the issue of policy drift — the divergence of policy from its original intent due to changing conditions.",
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   "text": "Automatic adjustment mechanisms trade democratic input for responsiveness: by removing policy changes from the legislative agenda they limit opportunities for public debate and scrutiny, which raises accountability and transparency concerns.",
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