Fred, Juho I have changed the subject as this post (and my reply) appeared to address a specific subset of the problem.
You MAY find it interesting to see what was said about candidate selection in a different but similar political system. The Electoral Reform Society asked an independent Commission to look at this whole topic. You'll find the report (published 2003, PDF 222 KB) here: http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/downloads/Candidate%20Report.pdf James -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Gohlke Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 3:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Election-Methods] Partisan Politics + a method proposal Good Morning, Juho I haven't been idle. As a result of my discussion with you and others, it occurred to me we should distinguish between the process of selecting candidates and the process of electing those candidates to office. That idea gradually took shape over the past couple of weeks, particularly when I tried to encourage building an electoral process from scratch. The comments on that effort illustrated the need for atomization; reducing the elements to their most basic form. Part of that would be to address the selection and election processes separately. When, this week, I read Professor Jane Mansbridge's treatise, A "Selection Model" of Political Representation, it jolted me. I was amazed to find there was academic interest in the selection process; a topic that has occupied my mind for many years. The method I have outlined on this site is primarily concerned with selecting the best of our people to serve in our government. It is exciting to know scholarly work is being done in this area. Jane Mansbridge is the Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values; Radcliffe Fellow, Kennedy School of Government. If you'd like to read her paper, it can be downloaded without charge from: http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP08-010 You may find it interesting. Fred ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.6/1486 - Release Date: 05/06/2008 18:29 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
