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This is the correct reply to the constant "but whatabout" replies, that inevitably come up whenever you suggest regulation. "You've regulated bad thing X, but t
by ryandrake 1mo ago
This is the correct reply to the constant "but whatabout" replies, that inevitably come up whenever you suggest regulation. "You've regulated bad thing X, but then they'll do Y!" So regulate Y! It's not like legislators only get one crack at a law. We should elect a government willing to move fast and iterate when loopholes are uncovered.
- gopher_space 1mo agoI mean if you're arguing an edge case you've already accepted the central point, so it's not like a response needs to be made. We handle edge cases.
- inigyou 1mo agoThe thing is that US Congress can't make laws. It just can't. It's nonfunctional. When it does that's the rare exception, and it better be perfect the first time because you won't get so lucky twice.
- mlrtime 1mo agohttps://legiscan.com/US/legislation?status=passed https://legiscan.com/US/legislation?status=passed Seems like they can, or you mean they can't 'make laws' that you personally care about?
- inigyou 1mo agoCloudflare block page - I'm a bot. What does it say?
- mepiethree 1mo agoIMO this link proves the poster’s point. We are passing 1-2 laws a week. So far the 119th congress has passed 104 laws 100 years ago, the 69th congress passed over 1500 laws, plus hundreds of continuing resolutions, treaties, etc https://www.loc.gov/collections/united-states-statutes-at-large/articles-and-essays/vol44-48/ https://www.loc.gov/collections/united-states-statutes-at-la...