[EM] Re: non-binding direct democracy system

g, OK, suggest another valid and unbiased and maybe sexier method to recruit a large number of people to a bit of interesting and empowered responsible public service - which is what democracy is about. James and Ernie and everyone - thanks for the provocative proposals and comments! Joe Weinstein Lo

[EM] G-S theorem and random ballot

or(s), whereas an unsexy ‘random dictator’ method will frustrate them. That’s right: a non-‘dictatorial’ method can guarantee dictatorship, and a ‘dictatorial’ method can frustrate it. Joe Weinstein _ Find a broadband plan that fits.

[EM] My Ballot

and SHOULD truncate. By the way, John McCain’s name is not ‘McCaine’. Don’t confuse with Michael Caine. Cheers, Joe Weinstein _ Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying Guide. http://special.msn.com

[EM] Districting Quests: Quixotic vs Practical

er any desired near-optimal plan preferred by an appropriately constituted human final-decision-making body. Joe Weinstein _ Check out the coupons and bargains on MSN Offers! http://shopping.msn.com/softcontent/softcontent.aspx?scmI

[EM] Re: Compactness

variance of a sequence of read-in numbers, by updating simultaneously the running mean and running variance. Anyhow, Ernie, I do not doubt that you have an excellent algorithm for updating the BC effect of small changes in the districting plan, and I thank you for your c

[EM] Compactness

districts, of the district’s intrinsic sprawl, as versus having to compute the average, over all PAIRS of districts, of the weighted boundary between the pair. Joe Weinstein _ High-speed users—be more efficient online with the new

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egree allow voters to vote at once both strategically and expressively. Bill, welcome to the discussion! Joe Weinstein _ Get a FREE online virus check for your PC here, from McAfee. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaig

[EM] Batch of old mail

o do. (3) In case you liked the message, add something like: 'Your message seems to be of real interest, so I encourage you to join the list and then re-post your message.' Joe Weinstein _ Has one of the new viruses in

[EM] CONFIRMATION SAMPLE SIZE

nvolve the electors. More in this vein another time. I still plan in a later posting to show that in fact average voter power, counting both sampled and unsampled voters, is typically enhanced, not reduced, by replacing a mass electorate by a much smaller random sample. J

[EM] Re: Participation Criterion

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[EM] Naive random UWA, timeshare, etc.

randomization procedure may be useful to specify the order whereby the candidates fill the office. Joe Weinstein Long Beach CA USA _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail