> require 80% support to make a new law and 20% support to remove any law currently on the books
That's simply brilliant. Did you come up with that yourself, by the way?
I think that people could be persuaded that this should be a fundamental principle like democracy or free speech. It sufficiently meta that it wouldn't carry a lot of political baggage. For example, a person who ardently supports a particular law might accept this 80/20 principle even knowing that his favorite law could get stuck down.
This idea should be given a catchy name so it can spread as a meme.
I'm unaware of a specific name, but it's not a new idea. See The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein. (link to Google Books reference http://goo.gl/IdBoU)
That's simply brilliant. Did you come up with that yourself, by the way?
I think that people could be persuaded that this should be a fundamental principle like democracy or free speech. It sufficiently meta that it wouldn't carry a lot of political baggage. For example, a person who ardently supports a particular law might accept this 80/20 principle even knowing that his favorite law could get stuck down.
This idea should be given a catchy name so it can spread as a meme.