[Theforum] Re: Adding theForum to l.e.o.
Martin
martin at members.evolt.org
Sat Nov 24 18:50:50 CST 2001
Daniel J. Cody wrote on 24/11/01 7:55 pm
>at any rate, i think if we ever did get a 'real' voting system in place,
>it would only augment the +/- 1 system we have now, not change the way we
>vote, maybe thats what you're saying and i totally agree.
In terms of how that's technically achieved, of course.
But the voting questions that matter are:
1) What are the issues that should be subject to voting? (which
I think is what you were getting at in the long stuff I snipped -
I'm sure there would be debate over even the examples you chose)
2) Who will have the right to vote on those issues (and how do people
gain that right in a way that's open and fair)?
3) On what basis are votes carried out (process, not enabling
technology)? - notice period, how abstensions are weighed,
qualifying majority etc
And those are hard questions.
>and if people don't see an issue brought up that they'd like to weigh in
>on - within reason - that is the fault of the individual, not the group
Yes, of course.
Martin
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