Responses to some of Forest's ideas

LAYTON Craig Craig.LAYTON at add.nsw.gov.au
Tue Jul 31 15:41:19 PDT 2001


Forest wrote:

>I agree that 100 percent consensus is usually an unobtainable ideal,
>although
>it is also an absolute requirement in the case of some jury decisions.

Or to elect the Pope (assuming the standard form of election is used - I
gather that there is at least one archaic form of election that only
requires the consent of the majority).  But then again, they're all locked
in a room 'till they decide.  Maybe that's how all elections should be
conducted - if you don't all agree, you don't ever leave.

Craig



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