[bcrosby95]

Lobbyists will fill the gap, and 70+ year old judges will rule on the intricacies of nuclear regulation by harkening back to 15th century English law.

[FactKnower69]

It's so funny when people from common law countries pretend like they have a functioning legal system

[JumpCrisscross]

> funny when people from common law countries pretend like they have a functioning legal system

As in the oldest continuously-operating legal systems?

[FredPret]

Too snarky.

Common law works very well in practice. Law is a problem that is impossible to solve optimally. Civil law has plenty of weak points - like every complex system.

[Red_Leaves_Flyy]

Can’t wait for an American Chernobyl disaster in a civil society that looks like handmaids tale.

[lizardking]

We're still doing the handmaid's tale thing?

[anigbrowl]

Apparently so

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/us/oklahoma-schools-bible-cur...

[theossuary]

Multiple states are currently legally mandating teaching the Bible in schools, so... Yeah?

[AvocadoPanic]

Blessed be the fruit.