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CMV: All laws should have a sunset provision.

Too often are good-sounding laws passed that end up being bad in practice. But then they become hard to repeal, because the existence of these laws benefit those in power.

Some laws are written with a sunset provision, which says "This law will cease to have effect unless the congress approves it again in 10 years."

All laws should have a sunset provision. There are some old laws on the books that say crazy things like women can't swear in public - these laws would expire.

You might think "But wouldn't it get cumbersome every 10 years to have to re-vote all the crimes into being crimes?" The answer is YES, and that is a very good thing. Imagine if politicians had to affirmatively vote "Yes, weed should remain illegal," "Yes, victimless crime XYZ should remain illegal," every decade.

The public would hound politicians to no end if they voted Aye on many of these laws. And thousands upon thousands of worthless and ridiculous laws would expire off the books, to the benefit of all citizens. They say the average American unknowingly commits 1 to 2 felonies per day, and you only are only relying on the grace of prosecutors not to come after you. People shouldn't have to live like that.
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American politics as is experience gridlock and inaction. These laws you're talking about don't even get enforced. So why waste time deliberating on them when you could focus on policies and legislation that would actually improve people's lives.

Also do you know how long the US federal code is. Not to mention all the separate codes for different states. What you're suggesting isn't just cumbersome, it's downright impractical.