His sister is in her late 70s. Commonsense is rare.
Commonsense would tell you that a bad law can haunt a society for decades, far beyond the lifespan of a judge or lawmaker.
And the phrase you’re reaching for is “common sense is not so common”. There’s more elegance in that phrase. It’s more straightforward and has more literary substance. I wish Trump had more substance himself but he is good at tapping into the frustration of the masses and manipulating our feelings. This is why I resent him, because he says so much that I believe in but his past points in the opposite direction. I will not be manipulated because I have common sense. I don’t need a Messiah. I just need these parasitic politicians to stop destroying the Constitution. It takes a real conservative to accomplish that.