3 ms·
Even if we didn't go that far, I'd be happy if Congress started using open source practices/tools just so things are easier for the public to audit and follow.
by merely-unlikely 4y ago
Even if we didn't go that far, I'd be happy if Congress started using open source practices/tools just so things are easier for the public to audit and follow. Bill's text in public throughout the whole process. Public and documented changes/proposals/comments even if still made by only members of Congress.
And a single official repository of all laws that can be edited directly and kept up to date. The United States Code is actually a pretty good place to start, here I’m just suggesting modernizing it.
- mgdlbp 4y agoThere's been some development in this area; the first system you describe is known as 'liquid democracy' -- a direct democracy where anyone may delegate vote(s) to anyone else under under chosen criteria. The association with open-source and related movements is indeed present, a notable implementation being LiquidFeedback, originally developed for the pirate parties ~2010.
- keenboy 4y agoIt'd be fantastic if we could persuade some local governments to try this and work out the bugs. If it went well, it could be adopted by more and more locales.