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		disabled on May 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nearly 200K Medical Records of US Military Veteran... They are way ahead than the US when it comes to competence in tech legislation.

iso1631 on May 18, 2021 [–]

Does the US have a civil service that creates the actual laws to go to parliament for debate and voting?

lazyasciiart on May 18, 2021 | | [–]

No. The laws are written by lobbyists and the personal staff of the politicians.

sul_tasto on May 18, 2021 | | [–]

I think the laws are usually written by corporate lobbyists.

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