On 10/7/2011 8:41 PM, Duane Johnson wrote:
... Currently, there are
many discussions going on with regard to political change (Occupy Wall
Street movement) and what would be the most effective ways to make a
difference. Can anyone point me to a wiki page or other URL that would
be instructive for a non-academic audience?
I think the most important general-audience webpage that supports
meaningful political change is the "Declaration of Election-Method
Reform Advocates", which is available at this URL:
http://www.votefair.org/declaration.html
Jameson Quinn already mentioned this document, yet I believe it deserves
greater emphasis because it bridges the gap between election-method
experts and voters who want a simple explanation about what needs to
change, and why, and how.
(That webpage contains a link to the actual document which is at Google
Docs.)
As an additional resource, here is a short theatrical play -- a skit --
I wrote to entertainingly demonstrate the difference between plurality
voting and Condorcet-winner outcomes:
http://www.votefair.org/pairwise_counting_skit.html
Here is a poem I wrote many years ago, and it entertainingly clarifies
the disastrous results that can occur if a popular candidate is offered
as a third choice in a U.S. Presidential election:
http://www.votefair.org/poem.html
Although it is not a single webpage, the first few chapters of my book
titled "Ending The Hidden Unfairness In U.S. Elections" explains details
about how money is used to influence election outcomes, and it is
written for a general audience. Here is a link to the free Google Books
online version:
http://books.google.com/books?id=UOf86S4Lc-YC&lpg=PP1&dq=ending%20the%20hidden%20unfairness%20in%20us%20elections&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
I'll repeat that the most important of these is the "Declaration of
Election-Method Reform Advocates".
Thank you for helping bridge the gap between the academic world and
action-oriented reformers.
Richard Fobes
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