There are interesting implications: > First, the author of the annotations qualifies as a legislator. Whoa! There is a massive amount of such code, and the fo

There are interesting implications: > First, the author of the annotations qualifies as a legislator. Whoa! There is a massive amount of such code, and the folks writing it are usually thought of as private lawyers, rather than public legislators. That's a big deal, since the legislative process cannot be unconditionally private, but has to be balanced to keep the public informed.