>>> It depends on how the legislation is written, which will determine who makes various decisions and how the decisions are made.
--- Given the regulation itself this is not a bipartisan effort (this is different from support bipartisan)
>>> Can you tell me about examples of legislation that you think have been done well
---I think the constitution is a sound example. Only the takings clause seems to have some pushback . Another hugely succesful act is U.S. Airline Deregulation Act. This is the only relatively recent act of congress that eliminated an entire US Agency (CAB), which itself makes it a rarity among the rare successes. Sherman act is one that everyone seems to come back to (and generally seems to be underpowered vs abused), the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Internet Tax Freedom Act, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Most acts restricting the power of the federal government tend to enjoy broad support over time.
>>>Can you also give an example of legislation that has not been done well.
---No child left behind ACT, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Patriot Act, etc.
You can tie together almost all bad laws passed when they are (a) a reaction to specific events and circumstances (b) not bipartisan (c) usually sponsored by a very specific group. Such laws tend to not pass the test of time.
The reverse is also true, of course.