Imagine we had a versioned database with all the laws from all countries where one could compare them side by side. We could begin to understand the mood or spirit of each effort.

Law makers wouldn't need to pretend they are doing something unique.

You might do the same with all infrastructure projects. They can't all be cheap. Half should more expensive than average. It should be fascinating to see where the extra money is going.

Some goes towards corruption, some into incompetence but there should also be plenty of praise worthy efforts.

It seems we have the tools to do such things now without breaking the bank.

Think of the law as a truly outdated code base. Why would you do a rewrite you ask? Because we've learned a thing or two along the way?