can we sue the fire regulations setters for negiligence?

Can it be possible to sue the gov't for setting regulations that are safe but not the safest? if they say "put the houses 5 feet apart" but studies from building inspectors and chief fire fighters say "they need to be 15 feet apart", can the gov't that makes the laws be proven to be negiligent in their actions? Granted there are some things that the home owner has to take responsibility for. As in there are fireproof shingles out there but if a homeowners want wood one on their old house then they are taking the law into their own hands. But it looks like there was some strong evidence saying that the fire regulations were not up to scratch for the new developments.

If a person can be found negiligent using the 'reasonable man' model in a court of law, then how come our own gov't can not be held accountable? Instead of using the tax money from bank accounts of tax payers taxes they should go after the politicians and people that were on the commitees that dragged their feet. I mean, only fair considering what is the sence in the gov't making an act of negilegence for the safety of the people, have a huge $20 million fire and then go "right, our bad, here let me dig into your tax payers money and pay for our mistake with your money..there, all better now, let me go on vacation with my huge salary..boy did we learn our lesson". Definitly make them pay out of their own pocket, their own salaries and their retirement funds.

I am sure if we made the gov't more accountable for new regulations and laws, there would be very little 'committees' and a hell of a lot more action


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