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Posted 11/4/11 by Common Good

Philip K. Howard Speaks at Duke

Speaking at Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy, Common Good Chair Philip K. Howard argued that our laws and rules are so specific they prevent people from using their common sense. The Duke Chronicle reports:

The United States needs to reconstruct its entire legal system into one that gives people the freedom to use common sense, Howard said. In this system, the freedom to make decisions would not originate from a lack of regulation but rather from open-framed laws that are easy for everyone to understand, leaving room for people to interpret and apply laws when appropriate.