Re:California Man Fined $1k for Drawing Lines on Maps
by bsder on Thursday October 13, 2022 @06:50PM
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Counter-counterpoint: Claims that something is better than the alternative need to be supported with some evidence.
Sunset laws to do not magically improve the quality of the voting public or the quality of the elected representatives--and those are what ultimately decide the quality of the laws.
Furthermore, if we cite Texas, the evidence seems to be a negative correlation rather than a positive one.
(Side note: I'm actually in favor of laws having some form of trigger to cause them to disappear. Time, by itself, is generally insufficient, however. Laws should have a reason for going onto the books and when that reason is invalidated the law should be forced to be reauthorized with a different reason.)
Sunset laws to do not magically improve the quality of the voting public or the quality of the elected representatives--and those are what ultimately decide the quality of the laws.
Furthermore, if we cite Texas, the evidence seems to be a negative correlation rather than a positive one.
(Side note: I'm actually in favor of laws having some form of trigger to cause them to disappear. Time, by itself, is generally insufficient, however. Laws should have a reason for going onto the books and when that reason is invalidated the law should be forced to be reauthorized with a different reason.)