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I'm trying to find a differentiating factor... it would be really cool if it could somehow intelligently parse the contents of Bills to provide a more useful su
by thex10 10y ago
I'm trying to find a differentiating factor... it would be really cool if it could somehow intelligently parse the contents of Bills to provide a more useful summary.
For example, the summary of HR 5538[0] offers me no insight as to why the vote was such a party split (Dems against, Reps for). So I started reading the actual bill text, and then gave up because it's long and I have things to do...
0: https://4us.com/Bills/Details/h-r-5538_congress114 https://4us.com/Bills/Details/h-r-5538_congress114
- teddyh 10y agoYou’re assuming that any of the voters actually read it. They don’t have time either. The real reason they voted the way they did is probably that somebody else told them to.
- HillRat 10y agoSections 431 and 436 are probably some of the key sticking points. The problem is that you really do need humans with domain experience to explain exactly what a bill will actually do in practice, which is why lobbyists and stakeholders will spend tens of thousands of dollars on niche publications and legislative action services. Technology can make analysis easier, but I think we're a long way from replacing analysts with NLP in this area.
- jasonthevillain 10y agoNewspapers used to do this and it was wildly popular, but very labor intensive.
- extra88 10y ago> lobbyists and stakeholders will spend tens of thousands of dollars on niche publications and legislative action services. There's better value for money in lobbyists drafting the legislation language themselves and contributing to an official's superPAC so they'll drop it into a bill.