• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    4 months ago

    The only difference in the US code vs the Constitution is the difficulty of passing or revoking them, and we’ve done both (alcohol prohibition). That cuts both ways. Progressives will decry the 2A, and conservatives seem to hate the 14A, and both seem to hate the 1A (at least the speech bit).

    What we should instead do is adjust the barrier to passing laws. It should reaquire 60% in the Senate to block a House bill, and it should pass with 40% support. Perhaps 60% should be required for the house as well, idk. There should also be limitations on the content of bills, so fewer omnibis bills and more smaller bills (one idea is to force legislators to swear under oath that they understand the bill). That should allow popular legislation to make it through easier.

    Regardless, we need to overhaul our IP laws and return them to their original purpose: helping smaller creators to compete against larger players.

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      4 months ago

      There should also be limitations on the content of bills, so fewer omnibis bills and more smaller bills (one idea is to force legislators to swear under oath that they understand the bill). That should allow popular legislation to make it through easier.

      That is the hardest problem to solve fundamentally IMHO. The package bills.

      Which is why some people give up (or lose their mind) and become 'sovereign citizens" or ancaps.