“Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places”

A nation, being a dynamic entity, undergoes changes in every realm, every day. Governance, education, politics, transport, industries, etc. which are bounded by laws and predefined constraints, are subjected to change every now and then. Thus, this requires laws that are associated with each of these parameters be flexible enough to reflect the changes that take place over a period of time, at different locations and in varied situations.

Laws that bind any nation today were mainly formulated at the time of formation of the constitution. Since situations deem to change over time, how do we expect the same laws to hold true today? Trade policies, which held true for a nation half a century ago, will no longer be effective today, given the vast expanse of trade network and newer and worldwide regulating principles. Education policies have changed worldwide, prompting Governments to authorize newer laws of providing free and compulsory education to today’s children. In response to changing climate conditions due to increase in CO2 emissions, there was a worldwide acceptance of the reforms in the much acclaimed Montreal Protocol, emphasizing on lesser use of hydrocarbons. Hence, for a nation to keep up with its competitors and progress steadily, its laws should be flexible enough.

Moreover, a nation represents people of myriad culture and taste, residing in varied geographic locations and climate, and pursuing various occupations. Any law, that sets to bind a certain group of people, may not be as effective for others, given the complex nature of the nation and its people. Old and obsolete laws face a huge decry from the masses, leading the Government to introduce changes and make laws more flexible. Marijuana, which faced worldwide ban, has recently been legalized in many countries; same gender marriages, which was a taboo, has been permitted in many countries like France, quotas have been introduced for different caste systems in public and private sectors and stringent laws and reforms have been passed for women security and safety. To employ more women in the workforce, laws regarding women taxes have been redefined and modified. For a Government to enjoy the majority of its supporters and a nation to advance, it should inevitably reform laws which mirror the current circumstances of the masses, taking into account the changes in place and time.

The very basic ideology on which laws bind the nation, its people and the Government is that judiciary is classically independent from the administration. It is thus fundamentally incorrect for a Government to mould and shape laws according to its whims and fancies. This will not only create a chaos when Government changes after few years, but also will allow people to question the very essence of the constitution and independence courts. Moreover, introducing amendments in predefined laws is a tedious procedure, calling in for votes by houses, presenting possibilities for the Government to face stiff refusal from public, as had been observed during introduction of VAT services or currency exchange limits across countries.

Thus, it is of utmost importance that laws be malleable to suit the changing times and needs of people; it however should still be associated with certain constraints and be done only after assessing its importance and the far reaching effects, taking into account the future possibilities of change

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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 219, Rule ID: EVERY_NOW_AND_THEN[1]
Message: Use simply 'now and then'.
Suggestion: now and then
...ed constraints, are subjected to change every now and then. Thus, this requires laws that are asso...
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Line 1, column 379, Rule ID: PERIOD_OF_TIME[1]
Message: Use simply 'period'.
Suggestion: period
...lect the changes that take place over a period of time, at different locations and in varied s...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, hence, however, if, may, moreover, regarding, so, still, then, thus

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 25.0 19.5258426966 128% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 12.4196629213 56% => OK
Conjunction : 29.0 14.8657303371 195% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 33.0505617978 64% => OK
Preposition: 74.0 58.6224719101 126% => OK
Nominalization: 20.0 12.9106741573 155% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2898.0 2235.4752809 130% => OK
No of words: 546.0 442.535393258 123% => OK
Chars per words: 5.30769230769 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.83390555256 4.55969084622 106% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.88953879509 2.79657885939 103% => OK
Unique words: 295.0 215.323595506 137% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.540293040293 0.4932671777 110% => OK
syllable_count: 902.7 704.065955056 128% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 9.0 6.24550561798 144% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 3.10617977528 64% => OK
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.38483146067 91% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 21.0 20.2370786517 104% => OK
Sentence length: 26.0 23.0359550562 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 74.3154702309 60.3974514979 123% => OK
Chars per sentence: 138.0 118.986275619 116% => OK
Words per sentence: 26.0 23.4991977007 111% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.71428571429 5.21951772744 71% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 12.0 10.2758426966 117% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 5.13820224719 19% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.83258426966 166% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.213323549606 0.243740707755 88% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0613299869426 0.0831039109588 74% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0588060665898 0.0758088955206 78% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.122708077409 0.150359130593 82% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0443166949232 0.0667264976115 66% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.6 14.1392134831 117% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 36.63 48.8420337079 75% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 14.6 12.1743820225 120% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.81 12.1639044944 114% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.73 8.38706741573 116% => OK
difficult_words: 166.0 100.480337079 165% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 11.8971910112 71% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.4 11.2143820225 111% => OK
text_standard: 9.0 11.7820224719 76% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 70.83 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.25 Out of 6
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