Unless there is a coup or revolution, a bad government is elected and as is common in most democracies will hold as little as 30% of the vote for a while. A la

Unless there is a coup or revolution, a bad government is elected and as is common in most democracies will hold as little as 30% of the vote for a while. A law that already exists does not require further discussion or vote and can be perverted immediately. So in addition of the benefit of not having historical data, it also delay or prevent its introduction.