Argumentation based tools for policy-making

Citizens have a variety of ways to consult with their representatives about policy proposals, seeking justifications, objecting to all or part of it, or making a counter-proposal. For the first, the representative needs only to state a justification. For the second, the representative would want to understand the objections, which may involve asking some questions. For the third, the citizen would have to provide a well formulated proposal that can then be critiqued from the standpoint of the government's own policy proposal. At the end of such a consultation, users will have aired their proposals, understood the implications, and received feedback on how their proposals contrast to that of the government.