Re:Did you know John Roberts is also chief justice of the NS...
by jivatmanx on Friday July 05, 2013 @06:24PM
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>2. This is pretty much a solved problem as far as they're concerned. Congress tends to tack "solutions" on top of "solutions". They rarely refactor.
Lack of simplicity in law is a serious problem, but not the main one, at least in this case. The problem is that laws increase the arbitrary powers of government, and rarely if every restrict them.
In most cases, such as the patriot act, they will simply find that vaguest provision and interpret it in the broadest way possible, And, in this case, that interpretation is also secret. The rest of the text is basically filler.
Lack of simplicity in law is a serious problem, but not the main one, at least in this case. The problem is that laws increase the arbitrary powers of government, and rarely if every restrict them.
In most cases, such as the patriot act, they will simply find that vaguest provision and interpret it in the broadest way possible, And, in this case, that interpretation is also secret. The rest of the text is basically filler.