How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request

Re:How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request by rhizome on Sunday November 25, 2018 @09:56PM (#18530697)

Yep. Like in the Delaware URL posted by GP, in the first few lines we see, "This section amends Section 18-101..." which is not linked. I don't know if this platform allows one to link to a specific version of a law, but it would seem like a logical next step to help it happen one way or another. A lot of it is probably automatable.

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Re:How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request by gammateam on Sunday November 25, 2018 @10:47PM (#18530899)

Oh thats too perfect

Thanks! All the other comments have been “hey the system you described has been around for many years, with all the problems you described but I didnt notice those just going to make a rebuttal to your idea for rebuttal’s sake”

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Re:How I changed the law with a GitHub pull request by rhizome on Sunday November 25, 2018 @11:03PM (#18530973)

I wonder how much this could be genericized to all (or most, or even some) states, let alone the US Code, regulations, etc. Actually, state formats and whatnot could be plugins or compilation switches.

I've actually thought about this for some years, but idly, and I haven't found the time yet to get started. It just seems like an excellent and obvious-to-me use for HTML.

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