Version control is just duck tape on a broken pipe.
The real problem is that these bills are so unnecessarily long and convoluted that there is no chance a last minute change will be noticed, especially when that last minute change is not open to the public.
The Read The Bills Act will require any yes-voter on a bill to read through the bill in its entirety (under penalty of perjury). This will ensure that bills will be short and concise.
Furthermore, every bill must be published online for 7 days, unchanged, before the vote. This will ensure no last minute additions or deletions.
Politicians are not technical people, they won't be able to understand version control. It will just be delegated to their underlings, just as the actual reading of the bills is delegated.
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Version control is just duck tape on a broken pipe. The real problem is that these bills are so unnecessarily long and convoluted that there is no chance a last minute change will be noticed, especially when that last minute change is not open to the public. The Read The Bills Act will require any yes-voter on a bill to read through the bill in its entirety (under penalty of perjury). This will ensure that bills will be short and concise. Furthermore, every bill must be published online for 7 days, unchanged, before the vote. This will ensure no last minute additions or deletions. Politicians are not technical people, they won't be able to understand version control. It will just be delegated to their underlings, just as the actual reading of the bills is delegated.