[quote=ShonHarris]Suddenly, laws effect a community more directly, one person is a much more significant figure, and should an agreement not be followed the entire community is apt to notice and hold each other accountable. I do not distrust larger governments, I just think that making a law that sweeps a million people spread across hundreds of miles of land seems a bit strange when it comes to topics like smoking pot or marriage equality. Bigger topics like managing pollution and distancing ourselves from non-renewable resources are issues that support everyone and effects everyone, a bit more applicable to a larger government. What do you all think?[/quote]

Pot and Marriage though have no logical reason behind being illegal. Everything that does support it being illegal is based on falsified scientific studies, homophobia, or lack of education when it comes to drugs/plants. So I'm not sure if those are good examples to be using in this case, mainly cause I'm a bit lost in the point you're trying to make. Cause with those examples it looks like you're saying Silly Laws VS Logical Laws, but I can tell from your general post that's probably not what you're trying to say with that.

In general though if I am getting your general message right, I think Governments should be more focused on country-wide, global issues that effect society as a whole rather than judging/controlling the people they are meant to serve and look out for.