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Re:How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request by derefr on Sunday November 25, 2018 @09:43PM (#18530636)
C-SPAN already exists for “sound byte legislating.”

Plus, fine-grained version control doesn’t imply real time updates. It’s fully possible to only release the version history to the public after the law is approved.

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Re:How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request by ironmagma on Sunday November 25, 2018 @10:09PM (#18530754)
Then the first draft can go out when it would have been normally published. Then, the main value add would be commenting and suggesting changes as well as a centralized place to see comments and suggestions as well as their reactions.
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