The improvement in the tone of legislating would be immediate.
If the government decides to legislate, there would be a further consultation on a draft Bill, and a finalised Bill could be introduced into the Scottish Parliament in 2013.
"If I understand correctly, after this law is legislated... I would be considered criminal for saying this," said Bergman, who is also a contributor to the New York Times.
But Andrew McClelland, chief executive of the Online Dating Association - the trade body for the industry - believes legislating against catfishing would be "difficult".
The same contention might be directed against the power to legislate, and of course would be unavailing.
"If I was giving advice to my friends in the House, most of the chairmen I would've served with when I was in the House, my advice would be: Legislate, don't investigate, if you want to be rewarded with the continued opportunity to be in control of the House of Representatives," Blunt said.
"We need to remember, though, that it's not the vice president that would legislate abortion and that would be Congress' role".
That one would be legislated in 1967.
More likely, a partial flat tax (with the usual innumerable exemptions) would be legislated for that merely continues to pass the tax burden on to salaried workers.
Even in that case, the assembly would be legislating on a range of topics on which citizens have not deliberated.
