Clay, I'm cc'ing this to a new list, an FA/DP discussion list, fa-dp@yahoogroups.com. I assume you will not mind. There is much written here that would not be...
This is being cc'd to fa-dp@yahoogroups.com, a new list for the discussion of FA/DP issues. Those interested in FA/DP, even if only to block this dangerous and...
... Well, Warren, maybe that's because you know more about domestic policy :-) ... The argument is that foreign policy must be consistent. However, it's ...
At 04:19 PM 8/31/2007, Howard Swerdfeger wrote: I believe we have made an abrupt left hand turn with this analogy. ... I think that instead of "you voted" he...
... Yes, it is a synonym for that. However, the implication here is that not only is one acting in one's own self-interest, it is a narrow self interest that...
... I appreciate that Mr. Hillinger took the trouble to post this here, for I, certainly, read it with interest. I'm going to focus in this response on...
Well, I'm sorry about the length, but I'm sure you might realize that I saw your explanation at the end and had already written this.... don't feel you have...
... Yes. Everyone should, and we are free to define our "own interest" widely or narrowly. In a Range Vote, in fact, we would want people *not* to try to...
... Then I still don't understand. You think a liar will support your agenda? How would you have a clue *what* he will support? ... Of course. Now, how do you...
... Sure. If it were clear. However, consider this. You are positing a situation where this person is lying to others. He's a politician, he must lie, you...
... This brings up an important issue regarding how representatives for multiwinner bodies are choosen. I'll revive an example Clay had brought up before of...
... Perhaps. The question is which will take longer. My own path, of course, is to promote FA/DP while simultaneously promoting improved election methods. The...
... This is, in my view, a perspective on the likely composition of an Asset PR system based on observation of what happens in electoral systems that do not...
... In principle, with a good single seat election system, it is possible that the result would be the same. The target is laws that are decided by the median...
... Be careful. I don't see alternate proxies as being an improvement, I see the contrary. Sometimes people want to have "issue proxies." My opinion is that ...
There doesn't seem to be much activity on this list. I know that there was some sub-groups created. If they are still active, it would be a good idea to list...
... By all means, put links there! The most significant group created, perhaps, is the Election Methods Interest Group, but there are others. Minguo.info is an...
... Thank you Adb for the reference. raphfrk: please join the USA FA/DP at http://minguo.info and chose a proxy. Later, when the USA FA is well developed and...
. Excellent post. I trust you have no objection to my cc:'ing most of it to a couple of other groups I'm on that have had specific questions about FA/DP. In...
... No, no objection. What I've seen is that there is a series of knee-jerk objections to FA/DP, mostly rooted in a failure of the imagination. It contradicts...
See my replies below. Gned the Gnome - - - President United * Republic * of * Texas http://texas.freecountries.org ... From: fa-dp@yahoogroups.com ;...
... The trick with FA/DP is that the DP structure remains coherent if the organization splits (and FA/DP organizations can about as easily merge, they...
Notice that I have removed identifying information from this post. That's because I'm sending this to the fa-dp list as well as to the list from which the post...
Why exactly is it called "liquid democracy," by the way? I was thinking these definitions of liquid might be pertinent: "especially tending to flow," "smooth...
I think that we should start an advocacy organization to support more widespread use of delegable proxy. Any ideas for a name? It needs to be something...
- I don't know but it's a good idea. In the meantime, I promote it within the URT and the Common Law Institute. Gned the Gnome - - - President United *...
I have launched my campaign for Congress, which I believe is the first to advocate for abolishing Congress in favor of a delegable proxy system that would...
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