newassignment.net — At a time when user-generated content and other Web 2.0 trends are all the rage, one lawmaker is harnessing the Internet "for its ability to cut out the middleman." He posted upcoming legislation on a wiki to get the people's input.
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xtmno3Feb 14, 2007
@Akaji:Obviously they should not just use the wiki to get opinions, but it does offer a good way to have discussion on topics. They should still take into consideration the people who write or phone in, but lets face it, those are not good mediums for quick information/discussion between large numbers of people.As a separate plug for how much I like this idea, I will say I would never call my representatives (except in some exteme case), and writing to them would be a long shot. I would not hesitate to use a wiki for my state.
schnibitzFeb 14, 2007
It's a good idea in theory, but needs to be adjusted a bit. How do we even know that the people editing it are Americans?
slicedorangesFeb 14, 2007
Congress pwns the house in the face
barrylefargeFeb 14, 2007
Do you think his site is honest?
aeontorporFeb 14, 2007
Is your life "half empty" too?
insidetheasylumFeb 14, 2007
Huh, I wonder what took them this long to actually start doing something like that? I've had idle thoughts about how I'd run something and having a wiki, or similar, to get people's feedback would be one of my first things. The second thing would be a mass mailing to all of my constituents once a month telling them in a mostly unbiased manner all of the things that have transpired at meetings and on votes and stuff. I think that if a person who was elected kept the people who elected him informed of what's going on, he probably has a good chance to get reelected :p