The problem with the comparison is that lawmakers are purposely being duplicitous. It's a well known fact that congress drafts laws in a manner that's designed

The problem with the comparison is that lawmakers are purposely being duplicitous. It's a well known fact that congress drafts laws in a manner that's designed to turn away the casual reader because doing so gives them the ability to "spin" when re-election comes around. So all the tools in the world aren't going to compensate for someone whose trying to be opaque.