Section I
(a) No law shall be enacted unless supported by scientific reasoning and provable consequence.
(b) No legal prohibition shall be enacted unless supported by overwhelming evidence of direct causal effect of harm.
(c) Acts involving the theft of physical property, non-consensual violence, or verifiable acts of treason or sedition may be exempted from scientific review.

Section II
No law may be enacted which prohibits actions in which all parties directly affected are engaged under informed consent.

Section III
No law my be enacted to protect one (or more) classes of persons in such a way as to restrict the otherwise legal acts of any other classes or persons.

Section IV
No government regulation, prohibition, or requirement shall carry the Weight of Law unless specifically voted upon and approved by the legislative branch.

Commentary:

Section 1: In essence, this places a burden of proof on the legislative body. Far too often, laws are enacted on moral or religious grounds while couched in secular, legalistic language. This section attempts to prevent this. In order for a law to be enacted, it must be supported by a scientific research–specifically including verifiable and repeatable results.

Section 2: Quite simply, the government isn’t allowed to restrict the behavior of consenting people. This includes (but is not limited to) drug use, suicide, sex, and gambling. The government is specifically prohibited from enacting laws with the nebulous reasoning that it’s “better for society”. If the people directly involved give informed consent, the government is specifically prohibited from interfering. It doesn’t matter if the people involve suffer damage or even death. Every person has the right and responsibility to control their own actions; the government has no place in this.

Section 3: “To protect the children” will never be a justifiable reason for taking away the rights of adults. While children are recognized as one of the few classes of people who may require special attention under the law, they may not be used as an excuse to constrain the freedoms of adults. While this section may allow a certain degree of latitude in enacting laws to protect special groups such as children or the mentally retarded, it specifically does not exempt such laws from the constraints of sections 1 and 2.

Section 4: The legislative body may not write laws in such a way as to give administrative agencies the freedom to write rules which are given the weight of law. No regulation or other governmental rule shall be punishable by civil or criminal penalty unless specifically voted upon and approved by the legislature.