Simplifying public policies for a larger public without losing focus

Despite proliferation of public channels of communication of a variety in recent years and their access to many more people cutting across the divisions, it cannot be said today that we are more sensitive of public policies or actively involved in their implementation. How come?
Why there is no evidence that even public leaders within and outside legislatures are familiar fully with many contentious policies and programmes and the ground realities. What is interesting is that deliberations in legislatures are often abrupt and disjointed as if they are not sensitive of pros and cons or their implications or concerned enough to pursue. Such a vacuum could be an explanation for abrupt public policies and hardly any deliberations on core of the issues. News media could equally be blamed for this vacuum and dilemma. Examples recently are too many.