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Tag Archives: democracy
(text) Sortition and Unarmed Peacekeeping as Steps to Abolish War
Steps to Abolish War: Unarmed Peacekeeping and a Two-Legged Democracy
Steps Toward Abolishing War: Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping and a Two-Legged Democracy (no intro)
Abolition of slavery was once unthinkable. Nonviolent methods are now proven effective. A statistically-representative legislature is not impossible. War can be made unthinkable. This version has no introduction.
Steps Toward Abolishing War: Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping and a Two-Legged Democracy
Abolition of slavery was once unthinkable. Nonviolent methods are now proven effective. A statistically-representative legislature is not impossible. War can be made unthinkable. This version includes a three-minute introduction.
Why Elections are the Problem and How to Make Democracy Real
I hope you will purchase my just-published essay “Why Elections are the Problem and How to Make Democracy Real”. Or cut & paste: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081H7JVC The essay begins with a short review of how and why elections inherently produce legislatures which … Continue reading
Wikimania proposal: Why Elections Are The Problem and How to Make Democracy Real
For those of you who use Wikipedia, notice that ‘Wikimania’ will be in Washington 12-15 July. I have just proposed a presentation: “Why Elections Are the Problem and How To Make Democracy Real”. IF YOU ARE GOING or KNOW ANYONE … Continue reading
Statistical accuracy in using sortition for a Citizen Legislature
You can find lots of FAQs about sortitional selection on the Common Lot website. Here’s one you’ll find this most recent entry (below) at https://thecommonlot.com/node/56 Question: What is the statistical probability that sortition (random selection) will result in an accurate … Continue reading
List of Goods & Services offered by Common Lot Productions: sortition for a Citizen Legislature
Just posted a new list of goods and services from Common Lot Productions Click to access Items_offered_by_CLP_0.pdf Interest in the use of sortition continues to grow. Help make it happen by supporting our efforts.
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Tagged Citizen Legislature, democracy, Government BY the people, policy makers, random selection, sortition
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Latest interactive book format
I’m re-writing my unpublished 1987 novel, *The Common Lot*. Maybe it would be a candidate for first fiction in this format (less than six minute TED talk): http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_matas.html
Why random selection of legislators is necessary for true representative democracy
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Tagged Athenian_democracy, Citizen_Legislature, Congress, democracy, elections, government_by_the_people, House of Representatives, jury_system, legislative_jury, lottery, political_campaigns, proportional representation, randomness, random_selection, sortition, voting
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DVD on Athens, including info on sortition
I found this PBS documentary enlightening. From my understanding of the classical Athenian political system, this presentation overplays the role of elections and underplays the role of sortition. [Obtained through Netflix.] Athens: The Dawn of Democracy 2007 NR 120 minutes … Continue reading
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