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If all laws were written by the engineers I know, they'd contain loopholes so they could do whatever they want.

    * Houses must follow building code, except for subparagraph C part II.

    * Vehicles must obey speed limits, except for subparagraph C part II.

    …

    * Somewhere buried in subparagraph C part II: Any owner, occupier, or user of property, real or physical, can file a writ of "I don't want to" with the county, which shall be automatically accepted, exempting said owner, occupier, or user from regulations.


That's literally how it works right now.




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