[londons_explore]

But I guess they shouldn't...

Ie. The goal of lawmakers should always be to, at any given point, have a set of laws such that the country will continue for as long as possible with no further laws.

Ie. Perhaps do budgets by percentage of GDP rather than fixed amounts.

[griffzhowl]

It's not just about making new laws, but also running the executive branch institutions such as the police, intelligence, and military. It depends on the country's constitution, but Nepal is supposed to have a civilian authority at the head of these. The alternative would be to have left all this in the hands of the military