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

[Fred Gohlke]

Good Morning, Michael

Until I read your message, it hadn't occurred to me how easily Votorola 
could be used ... right now ... to put pressure on elected officials to 
accomplish a specific objective.  It would be particularly effective 
when a community initiative is stalled by political posturing.

I wish I'd picked up on that possibility earlier in our exchange because 
it needs greater discussion.  I'm a slow thinker to begin with, and I 
focus most of my attention on seeking out the weaknesses in the 
Practical Democracy concept, so I missed it.

Your note helped me realize implementations of Votorola can give the 
public an effective tool to address specific issues.  This is not your 
benign 'Letters to the Editor' anymore, it is a means of focusing the 
attention of the people and bringing the weight of the community to 
bear.  A few successful events like that, given a reasonable amount of 
publicity, will be the crack in the dam.

Fred Gohlke