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Re:Charles Lindbergh is the reason the U.S. doesn't have cam... by 082349872349872 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @02:21AM (#24807828)
Would conducting legislative business via IRC (or text-only Slack/Discord) be a substantive improvement?

(or would legislators wind up texting A/S/L and deploying filibuster bots?)

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Re:Charles Lindbergh is the reason the U.S. doesn't have cam... by Aunche on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:23AM (#24808398)
Everything would be the same except it's not recorded. A transcript can provide transparency but would be much harder to sensationalize.
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