[Michael Stansfield]: "Agreed. Proposed alteration: “What do you think of a clause like this: Maximum County Size The maximum and minimum size of individual...
Latest developments, Monday, 09 August 2004: 1 Email from Bernard Clayson, author of NPS-UK Re: So your Committee of Lay People is actually a Committee of Lay...
Clause 7 comment and response Note this is not 25% of the population, but 25% of the signatures required to put a proposal on the ballot. The number of...
On Clause 8 Amendment 1: The boundaries of county and city lines will be decided through public vote upon their entrance to the democracy. The percentages...
On Clause 10 [lpc1998]: “Why do you require a minimum of 5 cities or 5 square miles? ” [Michael Stansfield]:"The county counsil is made up of city mayors....
[lpc1998]: “Cities are of various population sizes. Some have a few 100 thousand people while others may have over 10 million people each. You may have a...
Latest developments, Saturday, 14 August 2004: 1 Email from Bernard Clayson, author of NPS-UK Re: Only an ad hoc group of lay volunteers? 2 Reply to Bernard...
Now let me understand your balloting system. 'with only 250 signatures in a city of 25 million'? In a city of 25 million voters, how many votes must an issue...
Voting for proposals is done on a county rather than a city basis where a majority vote will be the basis for passage. The City Mayors and Village mayors are...
[Michael Stansfield]: "Voting for proposals is done on a county rather than a city basis where a majority vote will be the basis for passage. ...." But...
Latest developments, Wednesday, 25 August 2004 1 New Paragraph added: 12 Main Safeguards against Dictatorship Many people including Bernard Clayson have...
Laws have to be passed on a county basis as not everyone lives in a city, but everyone does live in a county. Also as cities grow geographically they pass...
[Michael Stansfield]: "Voting for proposals is done on a county rather than a city basis where a majority vote will be the basis for passage. ...." [Eric...
Latest developments, Monday, 30 August 2004 We are now at NPS Draft #06. As NPS Draft #05 contains numerous amendments, additions or changes, NPS Draft #06 is...
1) Each and every citizen as a representative of their county is entitled to write a proposal on the ballot. 2) To accomplish this any individual or...
Thank you, Filia, for your prompt reply and for the info about yourself. =) I am sorry to learn that you are temporarily out of job. Take good care of yourself...
I am very impressed withh your work on I-44 and I-46 ! I would like to suggest somwehere a statement be made that I-46 can be altered only by referendum. ...
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Sep 27, 2004 1:59 pm
(FdH): Cc also to Jiri Polak. If I'm correct he is still also a member of the International Democracy email group. (Are you, Jiri?) Below some short replies. ...
Hi, Bruce Thanks for the compliment. Yes, not only I-46, but the entire Constitution could only be amended by a citizens' initiative or referendum: Article...
Hi, Filia Jiri Polak and a few others were not included in the cc in my earlier email because their email addresses are private at the members' list at the I-D...
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Sep 28, 2004 5:52 pm
Dear all, I agree to what Ken wrote. I'd also like to add that the nature of email, especially an email group, is that sometimes people respond and sometimes...
Dear Bernard, I have learnt a lot from you in the past for which I am grateful, your generosity in sharing what you know has been much appreciated, and I could...
Dear Eric, You have missed the point in several directions a. I do not see the urgency/panic over the EU Constitution, it was never my intention to instigate...
Hi, Horst Thank you for your contribution to the discussion on Article I-46. Yes, you have raised a point of difficulty, but it does not relate to Clause...
Dear Jiri, You have made a very good suggestion. If the owners of <cicdd@yahoogroups.com> or <democracy-europe> have no objection, discussions about the draft...
I believe Jiri suggested choosing one list, not have emails clogging all over. I get enough without multiple copies of the same thing. Perhaps the main...
Dear All, If you have been celebrating that the 'citizens' initiative' in Article I-46.4 in the July 2003 version of the Draft EU Constitution refers to a...
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Oct 4, 2004 3:05 pm
Dear all, Today I've spoken with Jan Willem Sap, who specialised in International Law and teaches at the University of Amsterdam. He's interested in...
Dear Filia, I admire you for the hard work you have put in in rallying people to support the drafting of a People's Constitution. Yes, Jan is right to say that...
