Wed 29 Jul 2009
The problem of unreadable legislation
Posted by Kirsten under Federalism Amendment, Politics
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Here’s a thought to chew on: the larger/more centralized the government, the more unwieldy the laws.
As per this excellent piece by Richard Fernandez, who in turn riffs off Mark Steyn’s observation that “Thousand page bills . . . are the death of representative government.”
I can’t imagine holding a Congressional seat and voting on bills I haven’t read or don’t understand. But it’s a routine occurance — you can bet on it.
Yet another reason we need to bring Washington to heel.
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