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Re:SF couple fined $1,500 and banned from parking their car ... by voisin on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @01:52PM (#31991442)
There needs to be sunset provisions in laws by default that force them to be re-examined on a regular (3 year? 5 year?) basis showing the impact. The onus should be on the government to show that their laws operated as intended or they should be removed by default.
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Re:SF couple fined $1,500 and banned from parking their car ... by D13Fd on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @02:08PM (#31991655)
It’s not “their” laws. It’s “our” laws if you live here and have a vote.

The government doesn’t own us. We elect representatives and leaders who make laws (or appoint appointees who make regulations) following a prescribed process.

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Re:SF couple fined $1,500 and banned from parking their car ... by voisin on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @02:15PM (#31991745)
As much as I desperately want to agree with you, how often do you feel those who are elected share this sentiment? It certainly feels like an “us” versus “them” situation protected by boatloads of money ensuring “they” get to keep acting this way.
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Re:SF couple fined $1,500 and banned from parking their car ... by bb88 on Tuesday July 05, 2022 @04:37PM (#31993384)
Well... it's "theirs" if the laws were made 50 years ago when you didn't exist.

There's a lot of crazy laws on the books.

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