Implementation is a separate animal. Congress is a closed system, so at some point you will need a Congress person to sponsor your idea in congress.
Its not just a matter of getting a law passed.
Lets break things down a bit.
1 - Do you have a real problem? - Yes
2 - Do you have a plan to solve the problem? - Yes
3 - It gets passed - That probably won't be easy.
4 - Can it be practically implemented once its passed?
5 - Does it achieve your aims, at least partially?
6 - Are there side effects that might be harmful?
7 - Can it be maintained, or will it be overturned or subverted (left officially in place, but weakened or gotten around).
If your just trying to express a general principle then its one thing but if you want to implement an actual program than 3,4,5, 6, and 7 should be considered near the beginning, not just 1 and 2. If it can't get passed it goes nowhere. If its impossible to implement once passed then its a waste of time, and even if its just difficult to put in place in a fully functional way, maybe another scheme would be better. If it doesn't achieve the aims, or at least improve things then its for naught, and may be worse for nothing because it may take the steam out of other methods that might do better. If it causes other problems it might not be worth it. It it can't be maintained then the benefit will only be temporary. |
