[csense]

> "the Federal Acquisition Regulation, which is 1,895 pages long."

> "We're passing laws within an election cycle, and when administrations change, our tendency is to layer in more laws instead of reforming the ones we already have"

The problem is that our laws are simply too complex. If I was President, I would refuse to sign a law that didn't (1) expire if not explicitly renewed in 20 years, (2) fit on 10 pages (with standard font size, margins and line spacing), and (3) result in a net reduction in the size of the legal code (by repealing old laws of greater length than any new text introduced).

[et2o]

Not to side on the side of onerous regulations, but this is a little naive. There is good reason that many of these laws are as long as they are. Things have to be explicitly laid out in legal language.

[keenerd]

Still, laws must be written before they can be enforced. Some adjustment should be expected. I've occasionally wondered if it would be possible to have a "Deletionist Party" who's sole political aim is simplification of the legal code.

[s73v3r]

I think they would quickly find out why there are the nuances carved out in the legal code. Writing laws for millions of people, let alone 300+ million, is insanely complex.