Slightly off-topic, but nothing makes me happier than partisan conflict. I'm not an anarchist, especially not on Saturdays which is trash pick-up day in my neighborhood, but I do tend to have the feeling that government is an extremely strident solution to most problems.

Law is inherently restrictive, and I think America would be a much happier place with two guidelines: all laws expire every year if not renewed by a numerical majority of the legislative branch, and no new laws can be passed without a super majority of 66% or higher.

Just because a law was relevant in 1905 doesn't make it relevant in 2005... and if you can't convince 66% of the people (or their representatives) that something is necessary, then it probably isn't.

Legislative gridlock is the ideal state of a democracy, because law is inherently restrictive.