Owen Densmore wrote at 03/18/2012 12:02 PM:
Larry Lessig apparently has two interesting views on AE
1 - Anonymous contributions: He's not bothered by them, mainly because
not even the AE candidates will know who they are, thus not having power
over the candidate.
Re: Lessig's anonymity
Larry Lessig apparently has two interesting views on AE
1 - Anonymous contributions: He's not bothered by them, mainly because not
even the AE candidates will know who they are, thus not having power over
the candidate.
2 - Occupy AE: If enough of us jump on AE, it could swing it in a favorable
I don't think it would help me. An e-mail directly to me might make me
feel like one of the cool kids. But my main concern is the sense that
Americans Elect is a corporation, not a democratic process. Don't get
me wrong, I'm all for corporations to the right purpose and context.
But AECorp
This article sums up my feelings on the subject:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46692982
--Doug
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:58 AM, glen g...@ropella.name wrote:
I don't think it would help me. An e-mail directly to me might make me
feel like one of the cool kids. But my main concern is the sense
Group
Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Disenfranchised? Americans Elect?
This article sums up my feelings on the subject:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/46692982
--Doug
On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:58 AM, glen g...@ropella.name wrote:
I don't think it would help me. An e-mail directly to me might make
I share your (various) doubts about the people behind the AE process,
but I *do* welcome the concept of a more open and engaged and
egalitarian process for supporting existing politicians who are not
insiders at the big show (e.g. Kucenich, Gary Johnson) and for maybe
Steve Smith wrote at 03/16/2012 10:54 AM:
But to be honest, the important question is what *would* be a better
process/circumstance for all of this? Who *could* foster/muster
something like this. I'd be equally (differently) scared if it were
GoogleZon doing it... like
Vote.Google.com ?
I feer the only way to 'get things' done is to convert to a
technocracyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracyand possible a
parimenatarian one at that-but short of that--yeah my issue
with AECorp is it isn't transparent-not that the democracts/repubs are but
that'd be a start if possible-i'm
Glen -
I agree that winner-take-all system highly reinforces a
(superficially) polarized 2-party circumstance...
Gil -
I used to be pro-Technocracy, but as a Technologist myself, I don't
trust/believe in my own peers any more than than I do the *rest* of the
unwashed masses. While I find
That might help. I know I used to get emails from them mostly about what to
make there logo to look like. Part of the problem at least on my end is lac
of transperency and comunication. Maybe I needed to somehow know I needed
to watch the forums or something. Even then discus ala FRIAM would(V)
What is everyone (else's) current take on the Americans Elect at this
point? I just took the time to (re)sign up and go through about 100
questions and then looked at the draft candidates and at the questions
being put forth for debate by the candidates somewhere down the line.
Overall I was
I'm still waiting for them to say something interesting. I'm watching
some candidates. I won't commit to sending them my social security
number and birth date until I have evidence that they're credible.
FYI, I enjoy this website re: americans elect:
Steve Smith wrote circa 12-01-09 01:51 PM:
Isn't this what Americans Elect (among other things) trying to
address? After the initial flurry of discussion about this group, I've
seen nothing else here.
I was disturbed by certain things about them but as an alternative
mechanism, maybe
I wouldn't worry about their bad questions or money requests. Just
ignore those until they are fixed and vote in the primary :P
Greg Sonnenfeld
“The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be
sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and
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