Part 8/13:
The Creep of Legislation and "Two-Tier" Society
Reflections on the legislative process reveal that laws tend to accumulate over time, creating an increasingly complex and restrictive legal environment. The analogy of laws as medicines an old man accumulates emphasizes society’s tendency to add more rules rather than remove outdated ones.
Elon Musk’s proposed idea—that each law should have an expiration clause—resonates as a sensible solution. Regular review and sunset clauses could prevent the legal system from becoming bloated with obsolete or overbearing legislation, which ultimately constrains free speech and individual freedoms.