James G-A replying to Forest
I should have made it more clear that I wasn't talking exclusively about
100% consensus, though that is the (usually impossible) democratic ideal.
But the greater the consensus, the better.
If no significant consensus is possible, then (as Jobst argued) the best
we
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005, James Green-Armytage wrote:
James G-A replying to Forest
I should have made it more clear that I wasn't talking exclusively about
100% consensus, though that is the (usually impossible) democratic ideal.
But the greater the consensus, the better.
If no significant consensus is
Dear Forest Simmons,
Replies follow...
What I mean is the degree of consent.
If you can get 85 percent of the people to agree that plan A is an
acceptable alternative, then I consider that an 85 percent consensus.
I do understand what you're saying, but I'm still not totally
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005, James Green-Armytage wrote:
James G-A replying to Forest Simmons, about fundamental Condorcet vs.
approval issues
James opined that the winner should always come from the Smith set
because
otherwise majority rule is violated more than necessary.
However, it seems to me that
