Being pissed off at the gubernatorial election in California, a thought came over me. Why do we need politicians now that we have the internet? Politics is more of a beauty pageant than anything else. Why not write up the laws in a wiki instead? Wikis tend toward consensus, which is what we're looking for in our laws. ''(Says you.)''

If individual citizens wrote the laws, as on a wiki, then it wouldn't matter what politician's having sex with who.

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Actually, this is an interesting idea, a Wiki dedicated to generating a set of laws. If it was also open-sourced, that would be quite interesting.

Maybe once the wiki has coalesced sufficiently, all the participants can then remove themselves to someplace where, presumably they can enjoy their crimeless utopia!

''RedMars!''
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I've also wondered if there might ever be an open-source religion with its central text as a Wiki.

''Some liberal churches might already be described as such, except for the Wiki bit. ;)''

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See TheReformSociety
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''External Links'' 
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http://www.hukuki.net