Re: Comments on the constitution?

2011-11-11 Thread Bernd Zeimetz
On 08/31/2011 12:20 AM, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
 Steve McIntyre dijo [Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 08:16:19PM +0100]:
 Humm… An idea could be:

 ‣ The term is defined to be for one year, with the possibility of one
  automatic renewal
 ‣ If by (election date + 10 months) the DPL sends a (signed,
  validated, blah) message, a simple referendum is held: secret vote
  between a yes and a no (and... Further discussion? :-} )
  ‣ If the DPL seeking renewal gets a majority, his term is prolonged to
a second year
  ‣ If the DPL does not get a majority, he can still participate in a
regular election
 ‣ This mechanism can only be used once — A DPL wanting to run a third
  term must win a regular (full) election

 /me shudders at the extra complexity, especially how it would be
 worded in the constitution. I'm tempted to say: let's just leave
 things the way they are.
 
 Oh, just wait until we get in DEP(n+1) where we require the
 Constitution to be automatically parsable as well.

That would be DEP(n+2) as DEP(n+1) is the one which requires
automatically parsable DEPs.


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Re: Comments on the constitution?

2011-08-30 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Steve McIntyre dijo [Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 08:16:19PM +0100]:
 Humm… An idea could be:
 
 ‣ The term is defined to be for one year, with the possibility of one
   automatic renewal
 ‣ If by (election date + 10 months) the DPL sends a (signed,
   validated, blah) message, a simple referendum is held: secret vote
   between a yes and a no (and... Further discussion? :-} )
   ‣ If the DPL seeking renewal gets a majority, his term is prolonged to
 a second year
   ‣ If the DPL does not get a majority, he can still participate in a
 regular election
 ‣ This mechanism can only be used once — A DPL wanting to run a third
   term must win a regular (full) election
 
 /me shudders at the extra complexity, especially how it would be
 worded in the constitution. I'm tempted to say: let's just leave
 things the way they are.

Oh, just wait until we get in DEP(n+1) where we require the
Constitution to be automatically parsable as well.


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