"Simply put, our goal is to make your government more accessible to all Americans."
-President George W. Bush, March 2002
Thesis
Although E-rulemaking has its flaws, it nevertheless warrants a try because it will help to legitimize democracy. E-rulemaking promotes the legitimization of democracy by lowering information costs, increasing public participation, and improving deliberation and communication between different members of society.
Until recently, information technology has been serving an ancillary role to democracy. The word "democracy" is defined as "government by the people, either directly or through representatives." With the advent of E-rulemaking, however, the playing field for democracy has been irrevocably altered. A marriage has thus been formed between information technology and the very concept of democracy.
By definition, democracy is not government by a selected few. If only a few participates in a decision making process that affects......
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