The problem with being unable to change or supercede laws is the hubris to assume the laws passed are perfect for all time. We have all of human history to prove we are not the peak of civilization.
Getting bribery out of politics by removing lobbying and campaign finance is probably the best thing we can do. Having every politician run with the same amount of money and banning retired politicians from working as lobbiests or board members after office would do the most for eliminating corruption.
Even if you make laws unrepealable or changable, if the government won’t enforce it then it solves nothing. We have no higher entity to complain to and get enforcement or satisfaction. And if there is some higher entity empowered and capable, we then put all trust that whatever is enforcing law can never be corrupted or coerced or have its own adjenda.
I can’t see any scenario where civil rights laws would ever need removed. So I still suggest making those permanent and unchangeable.
Other laws can have time restrictions.
But I worry they will just get nulled when no one is looking.
For example, let’s say we can ban cooperate pac money in politics and make the law unchangeable for 20 years.
In 20 years. Most people have forgotten why corporate pac money was such a problem.
And in that time, corps have been buying people on the down low. Waiting to get this law removed.
So it gets removed.
And again no one really notices until we have another situation like the present one. Which can take a pretty long time to fully mature. 10 to 20 years. Or even longer.
And then again, it becomes near impossible to ban because those in power are all bought.
The cycle will just keep repeating itself.
Some laws do need to be permanent. And unchangeable.
That’s literally what the Constitution is.
Civil rights and taking bribes from corporations illegal should be permanent laws.
As well as putting caps on donations.
Restricting law makers from owning stocks or owning companies. Or being on the board of any companies.
There will never be any scenario where these type of laws should be lifted.
My point was that at one time separate but equal was considered enlightened by a majority of the population. I agree that short societal memory is a curse we have to work around.
The Constitution is not permanent and unchangeable, it is a living document that can and has been amended to suit new or changing needs. That’s why they are called Amendments in the first place. It is by design a lot more difficult to change than other laws, and this is a good thing, but the Founders knew they couldn’t get everything right for all time.
The problem with being unable to change or supercede laws is the hubris to assume the laws passed are perfect for all time. We have all of human history to prove we are not the peak of civilization.
Getting bribery out of politics by removing lobbying and campaign finance is probably the best thing we can do. Having every politician run with the same amount of money and banning retired politicians from working as lobbiests or board members after office would do the most for eliminating corruption.
Even if you make laws unrepealable or changable, if the government won’t enforce it then it solves nothing. We have no higher entity to complain to and get enforcement or satisfaction. And if there is some higher entity empowered and capable, we then put all trust that whatever is enforcing law can never be corrupted or coerced or have its own adjenda.
I can’t see any scenario where civil rights laws would ever need removed. So I still suggest making those permanent and unchangeable.
Other laws can have time restrictions.
But I worry they will just get nulled when no one is looking.
For example, let’s say we can ban cooperate pac money in politics and make the law unchangeable for 20 years.
In 20 years. Most people have forgotten why corporate pac money was such a problem.
And in that time, corps have been buying people on the down low. Waiting to get this law removed.
So it gets removed.
And again no one really notices until we have another situation like the present one. Which can take a pretty long time to fully mature. 10 to 20 years. Or even longer.
And then again, it becomes near impossible to ban because those in power are all bought.
The cycle will just keep repeating itself.
Some laws do need to be permanent. And unchangeable.
That’s literally what the Constitution is.
Civil rights and taking bribes from corporations illegal should be permanent laws.
As well as putting caps on donations. Restricting law makers from owning stocks or owning companies. Or being on the board of any companies.
There will never be any scenario where these type of laws should be lifted.
My point was that at one time separate but equal was considered enlightened by a majority of the population. I agree that short societal memory is a curse we have to work around.
The Constitution is not permanent and unchangeable, it is a living document that can and has been amended to suit new or changing needs. That’s why they are called Amendments in the first place. It is by design a lot more difficult to change than other laws, and this is a good thing, but the Founders knew they couldn’t get everything right for all time.
That’s fair