Talk:Wikigovernment

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Please note that in 2005 article of that same name was deleted. It's contents, possibly useful, are below.-- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  04:09, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

A Wikigovernment is a conceptual model of government based on the open source and wiki concepts that have already been brought to software, news and publications. No government, small or large, has yet attempted a a true wiki style, but California in the early 21st century has come closest.

Under a wikigovernment, any citizen can write and submit ideas for laws, even if they directly contradict existing laws or are flat-out stupid. The people of the country/state/municipality can participate in regularly scheduled online votes to move the bills through various stages and then finally to either accept or reject. Along the way, anyone can propose changes to the bills which can be accepted or rejected by the original authors. Elected representatives would no longer be needed but might continue to exist as advocates, pushing for bills that would benefit their constituents.

The expected effect of a wikigovernment would be to allow people in one area to set their speed limit to 65 and others at 40, depending on the local norms. A wikigovernment might make marijuana legal and cocaine illegal as the people see fit, but most importantly it would allow for updates either as realities change or people's attitudes do. People would still elect a presidential-type figure to act as the face of the country, to propose budgets and to respond to fast-moving crises. But that person would also face losing their job anytime a wikibill for their removal earned a majority vote.