Q&A for How to Change a Law Through the Democratic Process

Make an appeal to the government (if you want a law to be made or amended) or to the state court (to challenge an existing law).

The legislative branch is responsible for debating and passing all laws. The executive branch is responsible for enforcement. The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the law on a case by case basis. They each have a role to play in any specific legal issue.

You most certainly can. Just don't expect to succeed in actually changing the laws.

If a woman has been married to a military man for at least 10 years, she is entitled to a precentage of his retirement after their divorce.

You can't do this directly. If you have a lot of money, you can hire a lobbying firm to work with Congress to address the law in question, but there is no guarantee that Congress will approve the change or that the president will sign it into law.

Consider becoming a politician or trying to contact a politician who has the same opinion as yours. Or contact the news or media outlets to get your case some exposure. You need to have good rhetoric, and comprehensible reasons to support your political standpoint. It is a very hard thing to change.

You can try, but in reality, it's more difficult than it might seem to move to a different country unless you have citizenship there. If you hate some laws, then you would be better off petitioning to change or repeal them instead of moving. It would probably be easier that way. Also, you'll probably dislike some laws no matter where you live.

There is no law that removes your second amendment rights for life unless you have committed a serious crime. If you would like to change the laws that remove your second amendment rights for life, then you can petition your representatives, or, if you're trying to change a state law, then you can try to see if your state allows citizen initiatives to change laws, and then go through that process.

You can challenge unconstitutional city laws through the US District Court for your area. Contact a lawyer to find out how to sue the city in the District Court. Also, if your city has a city charter (which is like the cities constitution), then you can check to see if it allows citizens to amend it through an initiative, which allows you to call a vote to amend the charter if you get enough signatures on a petition. If it does, then try to use that process to remove the city council's authority to pass certain laws.

Try to attend the school board meetings and bring a bunch of likeminded people with you. During the meetings, make requests to speak, and when you do, talk about what changes you want to see. Everyone else there can also speak. This will put pressure on the school board to make a change, and it will also show them how popular the change is.

Go to local city consul meetings and make requests to speak. When you speak, talk about what changes you want to see. Not many people go to city consul meetings, so it's likely that you'll get quite a bit of attention.

Do a search online to see if there are any groups already pursuing this cause. Also, you can check your local political party to see if they are trying to do anything.