[EM] Declaration ... - political-party & direct-participation side issues

[Fred Gohlke]

Good Afternoon, Richard

I've just spent the last couple of hours going over the material at 
www.NegotiationTool.com and www.votefair.org. I enjoyed my visit.

re: "As for promoting direct public participation in the
      political process, first we have to develop election-
      method 'tools' that support such participation."

Precisely!

When I said "I simply fear the purpose of reforming electoral methods is 
lost in the verbiage engulfing the reforms", I was expressing my concern 
that too much attention was being paid to the arcana of counting methods 
and too little to the development of election-method 'tools' that 
support public participation in the electoral process.

Still, whatever my hopes and fears, you are correct in categorizing 
these as 'side issues' to the task to completing the Declaration.

Fred Gohlke