Discretionless Governance

Design public services so routine decisions are executed by code with mandatory logging and minimal in‑person discretion, reducing corruption opportunities while increasing throughput and auditability. — Reframes anti‑corruption and administrative law around process design—shifting debates from ethics training and enforcement to system architecture that structurally constrains graft and bias across agencies and sectors.

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Article I, Overtheorized

John G. Grove 2026.03.10 80% relevant

Justice Thomas’s Learning Resources dissent draws a hard line between 'core legislative' powers (tied to life, liberty, property) and all other Article I powers, arguing the latter may be handed wholesale to the president; this directly ties to the 'Discretionless Governance' theme by enabling governance through broad delegations and concentrated executive rulemaking that sidestep ordinary legislative deliberation and accountability.

What Can We Learn From Estonia?

Santi Ruiz 2025.06.12 100% relevant

Estonia’s claim that citizens can see every access to their data, only provide information once, and that 'you can’t bribe a computer' exemplifies code‑mediated, logged processes replacing discretionary gatekeepers.