Give an example of an unpopular municipal law and explain the reason why it is unpopular among citizens?
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Explanation:
Controversial laws are laws that are not widely accepted by the people and may spark a general debate about there constitutional legality-meaning they may or may not be violating the constitutional requirements . The unpopular laws on the other hand are laws that are fully constitutional but are just not widely accepted by the public.
Controversial laws examples may include laws that limit religious practice or freedom of movement, or speech or laws on abortion
Unpopular law examples may include such laws as; those that inhibit hawkers from selling in the streets or laws that increase income tax.
How can citizens respond:
Citizens can show their displeasure by airing their voices through various media(eg social media which has become very effective), carrying out protests, demonstrations, rallies, hunger strikes and write to the government or news outlets.
How the Government can respond:
The government(especially a democratic one) should respond by considering the public opinion. In the occurrence that the nature of the controversial law is quite serious, referendum can be held to seek the opinion of the people.
However, when the government feels that what its doing is for the good of the people and their future, they can take a firm stand and try reach out to the people by community outreach programs to make them aware of the benefits of the law to the nation.
Some laws passed by the Parliament have been unpopular and not accepted by the people. Sometimes a law can be constitutionally valid and hence legal, but it can continue to be unpopular and unacceptable to people because they feel that the intention behind it is unfair and harmful ...