I think she was exaggerating, slightly. In reality, we have a lot of laws that, on the face, have some purpose, but are being used in terrible ways. Even the fi

I think she was exaggerating, slightly. In reality, we have a lot of laws that, on the face, have some purpose, but are being used in terrible ways. Even the fire code, frequently, is used to make places less safe.[0] For the most egregious example, the California Environmental Quality Act was supposed to preserve the good parts of the environment, but the overwhelming majority of the times that it is used, and the overwhelming cost of complying with it, is against development inside cities where there is no pristine nature to protect.[1] [0] https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/3/28/how-fire-chiefs-and-traffic-engineers-make-places-less-safe https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/3/28/how-fire-chief... [1] http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-utbg-ceqa-obstacles-peters-20170302-story.html http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-ut...