Re: [EM] sortition/random legislature Was: Re: language/framing quibble

2008-09-12 Thread Fred Gohlke
Good Morning, Aaron Armitage re: I don't think I expressed my point clearly enough: I consider that making the public the active agents in their own governance is a very major benefit of popular government. THE benefit, in fact. I think you made your point with great clarity.

Re: [EM] language/framing quibble

2008-09-12 Thread Fred Gohlke
Good Morning, Raph re: You have created a conflict of interests here. People who don't set aside their own ambition are favoured. Can you supply a rationale to support this statement? Since the human dynamics are the most important aspect of any electoral process, I'd like to understand

Re: [EM] language/framing quibble

2008-09-12 Thread Raph Frank
On 9/12/08, Fred Gohlke [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: re: You have created a conflict of interests here. People who don't set aside their own ambition are favoured. Can you supply a rationale to support this statement? A person who wants to be selected would try to convince the other 2 to

Re: [EM] Delegable proxy/cascade and killer apps

2008-09-12 Thread Michael Allan
Raph Frank wrote: Vote buying could be an issue. In fact, it is possibly the Achilles Heal of the proxy system. Vote buying will be a poor investment. The votes are too shifty. Voters will take the money and run: they'll take it from one side, then shift their votes and take it from the