A less aggressive step could be that the max penalty could only be 10% more than the best plea bargin offer. That would still allow for pleas, but would remove

A less aggressive step could be that the max penalty could only be 10% more than the best plea bargin offer. That would still allow for pleas, but would remove the ridiculous asymmetry that currently exists. We could leave in the 30 day rule though which would significantly improve the system.