"Regardless (unlike typical proportional representation systems), the ways should be based on data taken (via methodologically well-founded measures) from the world, not arbitrarily justificationist ideas farted out by our minds."
I reckon that states' rights are really about allowing for more and different kinds of the latter, e.g. more local warlords, organizations like the KKK, etc. -- none of which that have measurable benefits to the full set of people in their vicinity but are nonetheless trotted-out as essential freedoms or prerequisites to civil society. Marcus ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
