How would it work though?

Also, not sure what makes it so impossible (debates on whether a given law is in effect seem pretty rare, though it does exist), but that may depend on where you come from and the applicable legal system.

It would work just like people work on docs without revision control:

  * Laws of the Land
  * Laws of the Land - Final
  * Laws of the Land - Final 2
  * Copy of Laws of the Land - Final
  * Laws of the Land - Definitive Version 2026-04-29
  * Laws of the Land - Definitive Version 2026-04-29 with 11 o' clock amendments