I agree that Github and StackOverflow (of course) are the wrong tools for democracy. I also agree that what is proposed is not something produces better policy

I agree that Github and StackOverflow (of course) are the wrong tools for democracy. I also agree that what is proposed is not something produces better policy debates. I don't intend to bring up any ill feelings but this is sort of a very narrowly focused programmer's type view of solving a problem inappropriately. Ancient greek philosophers already figured out how to approach such matters. The problem is, and I mean this sincerely, that people are either not truly interested in honest intellectual discourse or are intellectually incapable (in a very real sense) of engaging in such discourse. To paraphrase Popper, there is no point in using logic in arguments with people not interesting in being rational. As well, people that do not understand what a non sequitur is even when it is pointed out are not going to bring much to the discussion. When you have congressmen that state, in hearings, that they see no problems with CO2 because it is in their coke cans; what on Earth is reasonwell going to do about that?