Kali-fornia?

I still wonder if Kaliyug will / has started in Cali-fornia – particularly for its contribution to the way the concept of family – the unit of civilization is being revolutionized and its protection of individual liberties, sometimes at the cost of common good. Congress enacted 366 Federal bills in 2009-2010, (source:

http://www.govtrack.us/blog/2011/08/04/kill-bill-how-many-bills-are-there-how-many-are-enacted/

whereas California introduced 869 bills containing the keyword ‘family’ alone during the same period (source: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html). More than a decade ago when I visited the CA State Capitol, we were told that 10,000 bills on an average are passed by the California legislature every year. I think it is mistake to solve every problem by passing (and then sometimes bypassing those laws). Law was never meant to be a silver bullet.  Too many laws protecting individual liberties, encourage litigation. Litigious societies erode the precious values such as love, trust, and tolerance needed for universal welfare. As I said before, law starts where love ends. We should try to solve more problems by love than by law.

Government too should show tolerance

Governments should bring out the best persons out of their citizens and may sometimes have to ignore minor imperfections in doing so. Turning citizens into ex-convicts for petty reasons does not do well to anyone. There are better ways to teach civilized citizens to behave. Locking up top executives in jails may add to the lack of entrepreneurship and further impact the economy adversely. Tolerance is as much important to governments as it is to its citizens. - Vishnu Pendyala

Happy Independence Day!

"A good government makes the ordinary citizen more powerful than itself." - Vishnu Pendyala