Good Morning, Michael
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.
Fred
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