Thank you! Your comments are generous. Best, - M Fred Gohlke wrote: > Here's a copy of my post on the WDDM site: > > Good Morning, All > > I haven't been active for some time. One factor is that I've lost contact > with Roy Daine, who was one of the clearest thinking advocates of Direct > Democracy I've met. The circumstances under which our exchanges ceased > lead me to fear the worst. > > I'm writing now to be sure you are aware of Michael Allan's effort to make > Direct Democracy real, rather than a topic of discussion. He has created a > software package called Votorola. It is designed to combine collaborative > drafting with communicative assent to build a consensus on the composition > of societal norms (i.e., laws, plans and policies). > > If you have a genuine interest in including everyone in the governmental > process, this is an effort worthy of your careful examination. Michael > makes it available for implementation by any-sized community. As an > introduction, I urge you to review the material at: > > http://zelea.com/project/votorola/d/theory.xht > > and then continue throughout the site to examine and evaluate the full > process. It is important to note that (in my opinion) Michael is less > concerned with 'carrying the torch for democracy' than he is with the much > more valuable task of making democracy a reality.
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