I think an official statement by this list is a great idea. Andy
On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Jameson Quinn <jameson.qu...@gmail.com>wrote: > This thread, like this list, has two purposes - practical advocacy and > mathematical exploration. > > On the practical advocacy front, I'd propose a process: > 0. We discuss get some degree of informal consensus on this process itself > - I imagine it will take about a week, so say, before Sunday June 5th. > 1. We draw up a statement which details the serious problems with plurality > in the US context, and states that there are solutions. Leave a blank space > for a list of acceptable solutions. This statement, when finished (after > step 3) would be "signable" by any members of this list, completely at their > own option. > 2. We take a vote on what options to list. We can use betterpolls.com, > remembering that the scores there are -10 to 10, and negative/positive is > mapped to approval/disapproval. > 3. We list the options and the winner(s) in the statement and sign it. > 4. When we have a good number of signatures, we put out a "press" release > to some bloggers who've shown an interest in the issue (e.g. Andrew > Sullivan) > > My hope is that, despite the varied opinions, we could say something > clearly and strongly enough to have an impact. > > JQ > > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info > >
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