that states have in the books that all of a sudden roared back to life after Dobbs brings an interesting question in my mind: Is it a fundamental defect of lawmaking that laws enacted by the legislature don't have a default sunset date attached to them.
This would in no way be a top priority on anyone's mind but I am now of the opinion that we need a superlaw (a constitutional amendment?) that sets an upper limit to how long a law can be effective once passed (I think 20 years is a good time) and once we reach that point in time, congress (or some congressional committee) should vote to keep the law active, if they don't, it expires. I'd say any individual law would be allowed to specify a shorter lifespan, but never longer.
Make the status quo an earned thing, not the default. You may need to exempt from this laws that establish federal agencies, I suppose.
Tell me why this is a horrible idea.