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Honestly this kind of reminds me how a large application grows. You get a polished application out and discover a bug, but you can't rewrite the whole app so yo
by kneebonian 4y ago
Honestly this kind of reminds me how a large application grows. You get a polished application out and discover a bug, but you can't rewrite the whole app so you put a patch in. Then another bug is found, so another patch gets pushed out.
Over time legitimate bugs and requirements at the time fall by the wayside but the code remains. I don't know how we fix that problem when it comes to legal code though.
- yellow_lead 4y agoI think there's been some writing on this - where others have suggested we need to regularly "refactor" the legal code. I mostly agree, and you could think of courts/case law in this way. However, there isn't much incentive for it. A law getting struck down has no negative effect on Congress or state legislatures. That's a problem IMO
- tastyfreeze 4y agoI like the idea of expiration dates on laws. Another good idea is requiring Congress to remove old laws in order to pass new laws. But, the second idea is much easier to game.