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How does a government decide its rules?

The Rule Gauntlet
How does a government decide its rules?
You wake up one morning and think, "I should make a rule that everyone has to eat ice cream for breakfast." ~~But here's

You wake up one morning and think, "I should make a rule that everyone has to eat ice cream for breakfast." But here's the thingyou can't just announce that and have it become law. So how DO governments actually decide what rules everyone has to follow?

First, someone has to think there's a problem worth solving. Maybe traffic is dangerous, or a river is getting polluted, or workers aren't being paid fairly. A citizen, a group, or a lawmaker notices something that needs fixing. That's the spark — the "hey, we should do something about this" moment.

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