In the United States , for example , governmental bodies are providing and soliciting political documents via the Internet , with lofty goals in mind : electronic rulemaking ( eRulemaking ) initiatives involving the `` electronic collection , distribution , synthesis , and analysis of public commentary in the regulatory rulemaking process '' , may `` [ alter ] the citizen-government relationship '' ( Shulman and Schlosberg , 2002 ) .
electronic rulemaking new frontiers in public participation prepared for the annual meeting of the american political science association
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online accessibility of politically oriented texts in particular , however , is a phenomenon that some have gone so far as to say will have a potentially society-changing effect . In the United States , for example , governmental bodies are providing and soliciting political documents via the Internet , with lofty goals in mind : electronic rulemaking ( eRulemaking ) initiatives involving the `` electronic collection , distribution , synthesis , and analysis of public commentary in the regulatory rulemaking process '' , may `` [ alter ] the citizen-government relationship '' ( Shulman and Schlosberg , 2002 ) . Additionally , much media attention has been focused recently on the potential impact that Internet sites may have on politics2 , or at least on political journalism3 .
In the United States , for example , governmental bodies are providing and soliciting political documents via the Internet , with lofty goals in mind : electronic rulemaking ( eRulemaking ) initiatives involving the `` electronic collection , distribution , synthesis , and analysis of public commentary in the regulatory rulemaking process '' , may `` [ alter ] the citizen-government relationship '' ( @@CITATION ) .