For everything, there is A Point of Diminishing Returns.
We have long-since passed that Point with our laws and regulations. America, "The Mainspring of Human
Progress", is being smothered and, if we don't change course, we are
headed for a state-of-chaos.
The following is offered as a way to start changing our course.
It is a simple, easy to understand, nonpartisan way to assure that all new laws
be shorter and clearer, easier to read and understand. It would also, over time, improve or remove laws
that are already on the books.
1.
The
incentive is for them to write new law. That is how they make their mark.
2. There
is no incentive to weed-out, or improve, laws already on the books.
3. There
is little incentive to write laws that are clear and succinct. The Founders and
The Framers used 5,680 words to give us The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution. Those who wrote the Affordable Care Act used 11,588,500 words to inflict Obama Care
on us. If "Brevity is the Soul of Wit",
it would surely be good for legislation,
as well.
EXAMPLE: If a
proposed law contains 1,000 words then 1,100 words would have to be stricken
from laws that are currently on the books.
WHAT MIGHT THIS LAW ACCOMPLISH?
Because
it would affect every new piece of legislation:
1. Laws
would be written more succinctly, making them easier to read and understand.
2. Over
time, laws already in force would become clearer.
4. Bad law, or laws that have outlived
their time, would, eventually, disappear.
5. Citizens would be more likely to read
and understand proposed legislation.
