[msandford]

Why should the law make sense? It's a bunch of arbitrary rules put in place via largely reactionary pressure.

If you don't refactor code occasionally you end up with weird corner cases that don't make any sense. The laws of our nation haven't been refactored in any substantial way, ever. It's patches all the way down to the Constitution.

[mbillie1]

Half-baked, untested production patches at that.

[ahallock]

Exactly. And that's the point and design. With a convoluted system in place, seemingly peaceful activities can land you in prison, or bankrupt you with legal fees. I only see the entropy accelerating.

[msandford]

Yep and it'll destroy the American empire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tainter#Social_complexit...