I'm not sure if this is any good, but the idea was kicking around so I figured that I might as well write it out and get some opinions.
Second Draft:
Preterite Pandect Problems
The Issue: The legal code of @@NAME@@, officially titled the "Moste Venerable Canon of Assizes, Droits, and Enactments", is widely considered one of the more difficult to read in @@REGION@@ due to its archaic vocabulary. This was brought to the attention of the general populous when @@ANIMAL@@ Griddles, a famed survivalist, was arrested for grithbreaching and assarting in the remote @@DEMONYM@@ wilderness. A muster of apoplectic attorneys, bristling burgesses, and confounded constables have transgressed upon your office, shamelessly shouting suggestions.
Validity: Must have judiciary, good environment, strong environmental protections
Option 1: "Prithee @@LEADER@@, you shan't amend what our progenitors hath wrought," begs Dr. Professor Sir @@RANDOMLASTNAME@@, editor-in-chief of the 32-volume @@ANIMAL@@ford Dictionary and noted pedant. "Our unique laws are a fundamental part of @@DEMONYM@@ culture. Don't you agree that petty treason and stoutherie are more couth terms than murder and theft? Think about the heritage and notability we'd lose from such a change!"
Effect: law school admission is determined by spelling bee scores
Option 2: "I'll show that stuck-up what petty treason is," grumbles @@RANDOMNAME@@, a farmer renowned for @@HIS@@ decidedly uncouth language. "Bigwig dirt grubbers in backward places like Bigtopia can apply for a grazing permit, while we @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ need a pannage warrant, whatever the hell that is! Replace this snooty farce with something folks understand, and you won't have so many of these stupid cases." The papyrus scrolls littering your desk are scattered across the room as @@HE@@ storms off, muttering obscenities about everyone present.
Effect: kindergartners are employed by the government as proofreaders
Option 3: "The real issue here is your iron-fisted environmental protections," argues @@ANIMAL@@ Griddles. "Folks love my, uh, documentaries!" he says, quickly peaking at the script he's holding under your desk. "It would be a whole lot easier to make them if you'd turn a blind eye to us leaving behind broken cameras and the like in a stream instead of having to carry it all out."
Effect: trash in rivers create obstacle courses for fish
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