Too many laws?

if people can't be reasonably expected to know the entire legal code of the country, can they truly be expected to follow the law?  most legal documents are a twisted mish-mash of legalese which, although designed to make the law more precise to avoid getting off on a 'technicality', end up just making it more confusing to the common man.

not everyone can have their very own lawyer.  they get expensive.

since ignorance is generally not considered an excuse, this means people will eventually get punished for laws that they had no reason to even believe exist.  either that, or the law doesn't get enforced, which just enforces the chance that it'll be repeated, and thus what's the point of having the law in the first place?

in order to avoid punishment, people need to adopt a mentality that 'everything is illegal' unless proven otherwise.

is this liberty?

>>7

there is.  only a certain group of laws are relevant to individuals.  once individuals take on added responsiblities, they are confronted with forms and checks to make sure they follow the law, in its mos important parts, in their new undertakings.