Re: [EM] Declaration of Election-Method Experts and Enthusiasts

2011-09-04 Thread Kristofer Munsterhjelm
Dave Ketchum wrote: I look at this and shake my head. I am not used to parties having the kind of control implied here - let alone evil control. But the evil control could exist in other states. Then I look at what has been written in our declaration. I see nothing for: . Who can be

Re: [EM] Declaration of Election-Method Experts and Enthusiasts

2011-09-04 Thread Richard Fobes
The control of political parties is indirect, not direct -- just as it is for the influence of money in politics. The link between money and politics is well known. Who really controls political parties is less-well known. For details I suggest looking at my book titled Ending The Hidden

Re: [EM] Declaration of Election-Method Experts and Enthusiasts

2011-09-04 Thread Fred Gohlke
Good Afternoon, Richard I absolutely agree - we must crawl before we can walk. However, since we are not babies, perhaps our position is more analogous to wriggling out of a cesspool. To do that, it's best to have an idea of where we want to go so we don't flounder around in it longer than

[EM] Proportional parliamentary and government elections with proxies

2011-09-04 Thread Peter Zbornik
Dear all, has a direct proportional election system with proxies been considered before? Each voter is granted a vote in parliament, either personally or through a proxy (as in stock companies). The voter could change his representative in parliamet when she/he likes (or at a specific date to

[EM] SODA unfairly hobbles nonparanoid voters.

2011-09-04 Thread ⸘Ŭalabio‽
¡Hello! ¿How fare you? I do not believe in attacking the ideas of others, so I refrained from making this post from the remainder of July and all of August. I gave others months to develop SODA without criticism: The problem with most traditional voting