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Make all laws openly available online using wiki technology.

Created by T.B. on May 03, 2014

In the construction of bills, self-reference is utilized heavily, referring to subsections. By using "bluelink" technology, such as that incorporated in prominent wikis, this method of cross referencing would be made less arcane due to the ability to check referenced subsections more easily.

For instance, from HIPAA: "Dental health care claims. The ASC X12N 837—Health Care Claim: Dental, Version 4010, May 2000, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X097 and Addenda to Health Care Claim: Dental,
Version 4010, October 2002, Washington Publishing Company, 004010X097A1. (Incorporated by reference in § 162.920)."

Here, § 162.920 would be a link, allowing the reader to open a new tab in order to find the language being referenced.

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