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That's the idea behind a constitution of enumerated powers, but those appear to lose their restraining force over a few generations. I'd favor an amendment pla

That's the idea behind a constitution of enumerated powers, but those appear to lose their restraining force over a few generations. I'd favor an amendment placing a sunset clause on every statute, and no omnibuses, such that the legislature only has enough time in session to keep a finite set of laws in effect.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> placing a sunset clause on every statute, and no omnibuses Watch out, murder statute sunsets tomorrow and the Congress is gridlocked! Why are they gridlocked? They can’t string together broad compromises without everyone suing over what constitutes an omnibus.
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  Fair, but... You get the Congress you vote for. If you need Congress to work together instead of acting like idiots, vote for people who will work together instead of acting like idiots. If you won't, this is the kind of Congress you get. We haven't been feeling the pain because of the executive branch. But now Chevron is overturned... (Also, murder is going to be against state laws even without federal ones, so this won't turn into the murder crisis that you suggest.)
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > You get the Congress you vote for You also get the people your country comes with ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. > murder is going to be against state laws even without federal ones, so this won't turn into the murder crisis Fair enough. There might be truth to bills passed without a supermajority having an automatic sunset. The benefit there being it could be rolled back retroactively. That said, Congress loves a crisis. Having the existence of every Department, agency and court subject up for grabs if the Congress (or any legislative body) falls into temporary paralysis sounds like a good way to justify a coup.
  - rqtwteye 2y ago
    The US voting system doesn't give you the Congress you vote for. We saw that with Ross Perot in the 90s. 19% of votes and zero representation.
    - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
      > US voting system doesn't give you the Congress you vote for. We saw that with Ross Perot in the 90s. 19% of votes and zero representation. The President and Congress are separate things.
      - rqtwteye 2y ago
        The same thing would happen with a party that receives 20% of the vote. No representation
- Have7878forever 2y ago
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- mike_hearn 2y ago
  Not very likely. Even "gridlocked" Congresses pass a lot of legislation, it just doesn't attract much attention.
6510 2y ago
Sounds like a fun idea. I think we should elect and hire a committee to delete laws. Make it a fork of the law making formula.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago

> placing a sunset clause on every statute, and no omnibuses Watch out, murder statute sunsets tomorrow and the Congress is gridlocked! Why are they gridlocked? They can’t string together broad compromises without everyone suing over what constitutes an omnibus.

AnimalMuppet 2y ago
Fair, but... You get the Congress you vote for. If you need Congress to work together instead of acting like idiots, vote for people who will work together instead of acting like idiots. If you won't, this is the kind of Congress you get. We haven't been feeling the pain because of the executive branch. But now Chevron is overturned... (Also, murder is going to be against state laws even without federal ones, so this won't turn into the murder crisis that you suggest.)
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > You get the Congress you vote for You also get the people your country comes with ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. > murder is going to be against state laws even without federal ones, so this won't turn into the murder crisis Fair enough. There might be truth to bills passed without a supermajority having an automatic sunset. The benefit there being it could be rolled back retroactively. That said, Congress loves a crisis. Having the existence of every Department, agency and court subject up for grabs if the Congress (or any legislative body) falls into temporary paralysis sounds like a good way to justify a coup.
- rqtwteye 2y ago
  The US voting system doesn't give you the Congress you vote for. We saw that with Ross Perot in the 90s. 19% of votes and zero representation.
  - JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > US voting system doesn't give you the Congress you vote for. We saw that with Ross Perot in the 90s. 19% of votes and zero representation. The President and Congress are separate things.
    - rqtwteye 2y ago
      The same thing would happen with a party that receives 20% of the vote. No representation
Have7878forever 2y ago
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mike_hearn 2y ago
Not very likely. Even "gridlocked" Congresses pass a lot of legislation, it just doesn't attract much attention.

6510 2y ago

Sounds like a fun idea. I think we should elect and hire a committee to delete laws. Make it a fork of the law making formula.