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02663: Re: [WDDM] Democracy axioms

From: Joshua N Pritikin <jpritikin(at)pobox.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:08:30 -0700
Subject: Re: [WDDM] Democracy axioms

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 05:01:27PM +0200, Jiri Polak wrote:
7. If an issue requires special knowledge, structured citizen
deliberation - Planning Cells/Citizen Juries/Scientific deliberative
Polling - must precede voting in referendum.

Excellent point.

6. It must be legally and practically possible for the citizens to
initiate a referendum on any issue,

In reference to "practically possible," why not allow qualification of
proposals by public opinion poll (as opposed to signature petitions)?


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