Simplify and Repeal is under construction.\u00a0 This site will be devoted to repealing stupid laws and simplifying our legal system.<\/p>\n

It is an economic question.\u00a0 Are more efficient legal systems better for everyone?\u00a0 Or is it a good thing that lawyers, lawmakers, insurance companies, highly regulated industries such as utilities, transportation, construction, and drugs, as well as all government employees and increasingly advertisers, take our money for the greater good and for the intangible benefit of the taxpayer and all other citizenry?<\/p>\n

Simply put, is it good to redistribute taxpayer wealth to lawyers, insurance, and advertisers?\u00a0 Obviously we can’t stop giving taxpayer money to lawmakers and other government employees.<\/p>\n

Simplifyandrepeal does not think this is a good use of taxpayer resources.\u00a0 We support a ban on taxpayer money to all advertising and cutting ties to insurance companies and lawyers.<\/p>\n

The government stacks the cards and we all follow along.\u00a0 No one can have a waterslide in their pool because if someone gets hurt it will cost them their livelihood for the rest of their days.\u00a0 A man can’t rent his horse for\u00a0a vacationer to ride for a few hours without a million waivers and a heck of a lot of money.\u00a0We can loan but not rent a car, house, bicycle or computer because if we rent that is income and the government,\u00a0insurance companies, advertisers and the rest have to get their legally purchased\u00a0percentage. That is the American way.<\/p>\n

Do a majority of us agree that we should band together to pay advertisers to tell parents about jailtime if they don’t sufficiently lock up their liquor?\u00a0 Would it be\u00a0unreasonable for a man to kill a cop so he doesn’t go back to jail for not wearing a seatbelt?\u00a0 Does anyone doubt that is the direction we are headed? Simplifyandrepeal believes life is better, the economy is stronger and\u00a0people are happier when the government does not legislate spitting on the sidewalks.\u00a0 Sure it is disgusting, and we can have a law about causing a health hazard, but really!\u00a0 Make our laws reasonable and simple for us all to understand.<\/p>\n

Without a movement like simplifyandrepeal we will continue to see copyright laws demanding $100,000 dollars for every COPY of a photograph or song whether you knew you were a pirate or not.\u00a0 Your Android could hold billions of dollars worth of piracy without you knowing it.\u00a0 That is the American way. This is justified by saying, well, it was not intended to make YOU pay billions of dollars to BMI music publishers but rather as a vague deterrent that will be administered reasonably by a judge.\u00a0 REALLY?\u00a0 I have been sued, and I know better.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Are we free when we don’t even know what is legal and what isn’t?\u00a0 If\u00a0you own a gun I am sure you know the myriad laws pertaining to that\u00a0ownership.\u00a0 And if you don’t, you know that ignorance of the law is no excuse.\u00a0 \u00a0In Connecticut, for example, if you rob a liquor store with a gun you are charged with that crime in addition to being charged with robbing, armed robbing, robbing a business, and who knows what else.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 It is the American way.\u00a0 Everything is legal unless there is a law against it.\u00a0 That is freedom.\u00a0 The problem is there is a law against most things.\u00a0 More often there are four of five laws against it.<\/p>\n

Why is the government in the sex and drug and gambling businesses?\u00a0 The simple answer is for the taxes.\u00a0 But the history shows that we the people did not want others to enjoy sex and drugs and gambling for various reasons and we asked the government to curtail such activity thankyouverymuch.\u00a0 And lawmakers and lawyers were happy to oblige.<\/p>\n

Simplifyandrepeal advocates revoking any law that has not been invoked in over five years.\u00a0 If no one breaks the law we don’t need the law.<\/p>\n

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All laws that have not been invoked in over five years<\/p>\n

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Redundant laws<\/p>\n

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Unenforceable laws<\/p>\n

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Simplify laws to allow justice into the justice system<\/p>\n

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Repeal of laws involving victimless crimes<\/p>\n

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Empty our prisons of all but violent offenders<\/p>\n

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Prohibit tax money to advertise laws<\/p>\n

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More about all these subjects and more soon.<\/p>\n

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