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Well, it depends on which problem one wants to attack. In this case the problem is transparency; in a world where git would be the primary legislative tool, TTI
by pizza234 12y ago
Well, it depends on which problem one wants to attack. In this case the problem is transparency; in a world where git would be the primary legislative tool, TTIP and TPP would be stored in private git repositories.
On a related note, I remember somebody qualified in the field, who wrote here on HN how a version control tool would not be an appropriate tool to develop laws (since they are not developed like software), but unfortunately I can't find the thread.
- leesalminen 12y agoInteresting point. There are a multitude of issues with our current system of governing a society. If the government were properly incentivized to bring transparency to our legislative process, why would this be stored in a private repo? Even if it were, every revision to every line would be stored and traced back to an individual author. In this case, the contents of TPP will be made public 4 years after executing the agreement. At that time, anyone would be able to scrutinize who wrote what when. This could be the proper incentive to House/Senate members to work in favor of their constituents. Politics is a career today - they don't want to screw that gravy train up.
- pgeorgi 12y agoThat "make public" part would probably be a copy out of the private repo and "git add" to the canonical one. No history except "first version".