[Smokin' Joe]

IIRC, in one of the Greek city-states, any citizen could propose a law. It would be voted upon. If the measure failed, they were put to death. Interesting model.

I would prefer the following.

ONLY Congress can pass laws. NO executive branch gets handed a blank slate to "promulgate rules" with the force of law, Congress alone gets the job.

Each bill can deal with one and only one subject. No monster omnibus acts, and no riders need apply.

Each bill must be simple enough in its content that at least 80% of any eighth grade class can understand the bill on first reading.

For every bill made into law, two existing laws must be repealed.

It would only take a hundred years or so for things to get back to manageable proportions.

[Loud Mime]

All of those are good ideas, but I think the only workable solution in today's political climate is to limit the number of days congress is in session and to sunset all laws.

If we give them two months a year I believe the BS will be limited.