What a stunning naivete. Wow. The system incentivizes legerdemain through complexity. Laws are being written exactly in the manner that benefits those that mat

What a stunning naivete. Wow. The system incentivizes legerdemain through complexity. Laws are being written exactly in the manner that benefits those that matter the most -- legislators. In the states, there's not even an incentive for laws to actually solve one problem at a time. There is no "test case". Instead, laws addressing various problems (or perhaps a better way of putting it would be seeking various types of votes) are lumped together and all presented as a pass-or-defeat decision for the president. In this manner a legislator can vote for "money for the troops act" or "food for starving orphans act" while actually ensuring that a dozen of the local businesses that support him gain unfair competitive advantage and that the local union will be motivated to get out the vote the next election. Laws are what get votes. This is their only acceptance criteria. The last thing in the world that's ever going to happen is to get a legislator to give up total control over the complexity and nuances of the schlock they create.