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Is less output from Congress really a problem? I mean, Court clarifies, and if clarification is beyond expectations of a majority of Congress then they have the ability to rewrite and ship an update?

I feel like this is a useful prioritization mechanic within the structure of government.

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Except that the time it takes for these processes to play out means that that the Congress that writes a law and the Congress that has the “ability to update” are rarely the same Congress and often controlled by entirely different parties.

Isn't that a good thing? Refine the laws with fresh eyes? (all bugs are shallow, right?)

Lack of alignment of Congress is lack of alignment of their constituents.

It’s good that it stalls in that condition, IMO. I’d expect unaligned moves in Congress to cause social strife.

Can we remedy things at a lower level before we push a fix through and apply it to half the country that doesn’t want it?

What do you mean by remedying at a lower level? Don’t plenty of states and counties also have split polities?

The problem as I see it is that most of the important issues facing society today cannot be remedied at a lower level (inequality, global warming, anything related to the internet) or are the direct result of lower level corruption (discrimination).

Agreed, thanks for following up, these are likely near impossible to solve at a local level. I don’t have good solutions, and I certainly don’t envy the folks we elected who really do need them.

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