Regulations

Originally posted by JS357
"There it is. A lot of law is passed in very unspecific manner, and bureaucracies write regulations to make the underlying statutes real. This really ought to make the laws void for vagueness."

Do you think this should be remedied in the US and if so, how?

Application of the void for vagueness provision. This could be done by Congress, by the courts, by the executive, and by individuals simply nullifying invalid laws, both in conduct and by actions in juries.

Law which is written clearly, with bright lines isn't so often flirted with and disobeyed.

Look at ACA, hundreds of waivers, granted or denied by whim, and several firms deciding to disobey provisions of it they deem unconstitutional, at great monetary risk.

Originally posted by dryhump
What is the point of regulations? Specifically gun control regulations. How's that JS357?

A lot of people think manually raising or lowering something will reduce the variability in that thing and make it more stable; it doesn't. In fact it usually makes the thing swing more wildly.

Taxes are a good example. Politicians endlessly either raise or lower them. This provides them with fodder for talking points and re-elections speeches, but it is completely pointless and actually does harm.

Some government regulations are reasonable. But government regulations which raise, then lower, then raise, then lower the same thing over the years are simply de-stabilizing our lives.