This document discusses open legislation and the importance of public consultation in the legislative process. It makes the case that the public is capable of understanding complex issues and that lawmakers are not always experts in the topics they legislate. It advocates for various forms of public consultation at different stages, including active listening, pre-consultation, formal consultation, votes and referenda. It provides examples from China of online public feedback on draft legislation. Key points made include the need for default online public feedback, clear consultation mandates, ensuring public comments are considered by lawmakers, and more pre-consultation dialogue to improve draft legislation. The document argues that without public feedback, legislation will have narrow views and be poor, but feedback must lead to changes or