> but that my reason for commenting here is that public comment processes are a nightmare for democratic policymaking. The public comment process has stopped a

> but that my reason for commenting here is that public comment processes are a nightmare for democratic policymaking. The public comment process has stopped a lot, a LOT, of shitty things from happening at the federal and state government level. I've seen it happen time and time again, because I've been part of it time and time again. Over decades. So I see this, and to be honest? I'm going to move on! Because this clashes with a lot of extremely personal experiences to me that have shaped public policy and legislation in positive ways. Sometimes people will get it wrong and it can be corrupted by Big Money like anything else, but it's one of the few levers the public has until they start moving to the different boxes of Democracy.