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Congress should write laws which are like open source software. Branches.. revisions.. being ran through a legal interpreter to ensure there are no logical err
by danschumann 6y ago
Congress should write laws which are like open source software.
Branches.. revisions.. being ran through a legal interpreter to ensure there are no logical errors.
There is a movement for plain english bills, which the average user(citizen) could read. I'm for that too.
- ddingus 6y agoCan you imagine a parser from the near future? SB 1101 Legislation failed self consistency checks against: HB 1203, SB 32 Renders sections in statute redundant: 33.401, section A 31.22, section D Renders sections in statute moot: 31.101, all sections. 32.4, section B Gaps in enforcement found (loop holes) SB 1101 Section A, has incomplete coverage of peoples...
- saagarjha 6y agoJust push it anyways, SB 32 is always flaky…
- anticensor 6y agoSections from other statutes that would make obeying this statute punishable: HB 7075
- ddingus 6y agoExactly!
- marcosdumay 6y ago> Branches.. revisions.. That's the normal law creation workflow (nearly everywhere, for a century or so already). They don't use automated tools, but the features are there.
- DavyJones1983 6y agoHow would that work with Common Law? Life isn't software engineering where anyone can just contribute. I literally had a conversation today with someone that thought Common Law was "Christian Law" and then called me Dumb when I explained where that didn't really make any sense.
- danschumann 6y agoHow does common law logically function in the real world? Only when people know enough to enforce it? That's kind of how the law works in all scenarios. There are so many skeletons in the closets, however most are unenforceable because there is more reasonable precedent in the other direction. If nothing else, I'd like to see a lot of law refactored into human readable language while keeping its meaning.