The Detrimental Impact Excessive Laws Have on Society
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ehss.v23i.12751Keywords:
United States governance, The Rule of Law, Domestic overregulation, Political corruption, Political agenda.Abstract
In a time of political uncertainty, the rule of law dictates the behaviors and actions of all individuals in a form to create the societal structure in which everyone follows as a civilized society. Historically there has always been a need change laws as technology, political agendas, and demographic and cultural changes factor into the continual revisions required by lawmakers. Many laws because of this have become obsolete and even contradictive to certain past laws. Modern media often portrays changes to laws and regulations in a manner focusing on the effects of these changes, but not the necessity. Drawing from many past cases and expert insights, the implementation of ideas such as legislative review mechanisms and sunset provisions (along with the simple elimination of outdated laws) ensures an effective legal system. By analyzing current laws in the United States, this research put forward that there are simply too many laws in the United States as the Rule of Law suffers from this overregulation and inability to enforce.
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