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Re: Activism needed
Posted by: BrEggum (IP Logged)
Date: May 26, 2007 01:54PM

Mr. Rosen thankfully recognizes that he would not necessarily have a cross section of voters participating. This is a real problem, if only 40-50% bother to vote once or twice a year, how much participation on the Web would he have? How many would not have access to the web? Thus he has a disclaimer, which really discounts the whole matter.


"how it works"


"After the election of our candidate, Mr. Daniel Rosen, to the House of Representatives, registered voters in Nevada’s Second Congressional District will be able to vote here at Nevada Vote Direct on specific legislation pending in Congress. Mr. Rosen will vote in Congress exactly as directed by the resulting majority vote, except when that vote contradicts the will of a greater number of voters as expressed in previous votes on more general questions.


For, in practice, votes on specific legislation may turn out to represent only a minority of citizens who have been mobilized to vote on that legislation at that particular time. Moreover, it will not always be convenient for citizens to vote on specific legislation while it is pending. And, last minute amendments and the occasional incidence of emergency legislation will sometimes make it impossible to consult the voters in a timely way.


Therefore, it will be necessary to formulate more general rules regarding broad issues that will control Mr. Rosen’s votes in Congress. These rules will always carry more weight than votes on specific legislation, unless the majority vote on specific legislation exceeds the earlier majority on a general rule."


So this may be a training ground or experiment which is needed, but may not prove to provide the expectation. I do salute Mr. Rosen for this beginning and hope it grows. Bruce

Bruce Eggum Wisconsin USA
www.doinggovernment.com


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