[EM] Practical Democracy (and primary rule making) with Votorola

[Michael Allan]

Thank you!  Your comments are generous.
Best, - M

Fred Gohlke wrote:
> Here's a copy of my post on the WDDM site:
>
> Good Morning, All
>
> I haven't been active for some time.  One factor is that I've lost contact 
> with Roy Daine, who was one of the clearest thinking advocates of Direct 
> Democracy I've met.  The circumstances under which our exchanges ceased 
> lead me to fear the worst.
>
> I'm writing now to be sure you are aware of Michael Allan's effort to make 
> Direct Democracy real, rather than a topic of discussion.  He has created a 
> software package called Votorola.  It is designed to combine collaborative 
> drafting with communicative assent to build a consensus on the composition 
> of societal norms (i.e., laws, plans and policies).
>
> If you have a genuine interest in including everyone in the governmental 
> process, this is an effort worthy of your careful examination.  Michael 
> makes it available for implementation by any-sized community.  As an 
> introduction, I urge you to review the material at:
>
>   http://zelea.com/project/votorola/d/theory.xht
>
> and then continue throughout the site to examine and evaluate the full 
> process.  It is important to note that (in my opinion) Michael is less 
> concerned with 'carrying the torch for democracy' than he is with the much 
> more valuable task of making democracy a reality.