Liquid representation - Revision history

Woozle: link to the (new) democracy problem page

2015-01-14T23:32:42Z

link to the (new) democracy problem page

Woozle: a bit of corrective clarification in the intro

2015-01-14T15:01:28Z

a bit of corrective clarification in the intro

Woozle: FAQ

2013-03-28T21:24:21Z

FAQ

Woozle: adapted from G+

2013-03-28T19:35:02Z

adapted from G+

New page

==About==
[[Liquid representation]] is an alternative to [[weighted proxy voting]] which might be more widely acceptable. Many people seem to automatically reject anything that looks like [[direct democracy]] as being fundamentally unworkable. While this proposal should work out to creating much the same distribution of power, it starts with a scenario that looks more like a standard (and therefore "safe") [[representative democracy]].
==Rules==
:'''1'''. If I vote for someone, they are my representative -- regardless of how few votes they received.
:'''2'''. The weight of my representative's vote in the assembly (whether that be US Congress, a state Congress, or some smaller body) is directly proportional to the number of people who voted for them.
:'''3'''. If we end up with too many representatives for any kind of reasonable discussion to take place, then we can consolidate further by any of several methods:
:: '''3a'''. Each voter could rank their preferred representatives in order. If their first choice doesn't get enough votes, then they get their second choice... and so on. OR...
:: '''3b'''. Representatives with fewer than X votes (determined by some kind of percentile ranking, perhaps) need to get together and choose a smaller number of super-representatives (to be the actual representative in assembly). Each sub-representative can then decide whether to actively represent their voters (possibly without adequate financial compensation), or whether to simply hand off their voters to the super-representative.
:: '''3c'''. Any representative who doesn't get enough votes doesn't go to the Assembly, and their voters are left unrepresented -- but can quickly switch to any other sitting representative (see Rule 4).
: '''4'''. Any voter should ideally be able to switch allegiance at any time, but we may need some way to reduce churn if this causes issues.
==Links==
* '''2012-05-26''' [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/cewZ2ksAN6X original proposal on G+]

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 ==About==
-[[Liquid representation]] is an alternative to [[liquid democracy]] (LD) which might be more widely acceptable. Many people seem to automatically reject anything that looks like [[direct democracy]] (DD) as being fundamentally unworkable, and hence reject LD because of its DD roots. While this proposal should work out to creating much the same distribution of power, it starts with a scenario that looks more like a standard (and therefore "safe") [[representative democracy]].
+[[Liquid representation]] is a possible solution for [[Democracy/problem|the democracy problem]]. It is an alternative that many may find more acceptable than [[liquid democracy]] (LD). Many people seem to automatically reject anything that looks like [[direct democracy]] (DD) as being fundamentally unworkable, and hence reject LD because of its DD roots. While this proposal should work out to creating much the same distribution of power, it starts with a scenario that looks more like a standard (and therefore "safe") [[representative democracy]].
 ==Rules==
 :'''1'''. If I vote for someone, they are my representative -- regardless of how few votes they received.

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 ==About==
-[[Liquid representation]] is an alternative to [[weighted proxy voting]] which might be more widely acceptable. Many people seem to automatically reject anything that looks like [[direct democracy]] as being fundamentally unworkable. While this proposal should work out to creating much the same distribution of power, it starts with a scenario that looks more like a standard (and therefore "safe") [[representative democracy]].
+[[Liquid representation]] is an alternative to [[liquid democracy]] (LD) which might be more widely acceptable. Many people seem to automatically reject anything that looks like [[direct democracy]] (DD) as being fundamentally unworkable, and hence reject LD because of its DD roots. While this proposal should work out to creating much the same distribution of power, it starts with a scenario that looks more like a standard (and therefore "safe") [[representative democracy]].
 ==Rules==
 :'''1'''. If I vote for someone, they are my representative -- regardless of how few votes they received.
 :'''2'''. The weight of my representative's vote in the assembly (whether that be US Congress, a state Congress, or some smaller body) is directly proportional to the number of people who voted for them.
 :'''3'''. If we end up with too many representatives for any kind of reasonable discussion to take place, then we can consolidate further by any of several methods:
-:: '''3a'''. Each voter could rank their preferred representatives in order. If their first choice doesn't get enough votes, then they get their second choice... and so on. OR...
+:: '''3a'''. Instant Runoff Voting: Each voter could rank their preferred representatives in order. If their first choice doesn't get enough votes, then they get their second choice... and so on. OR...
 :: '''3b'''. Representatives with fewer than X votes (determined by some kind of percentile ranking, perhaps) need to get together and choose a smaller number of super-representatives (to be the actual representative in assembly). Each sub-representative can then decide whether to actively represent their voters (possibly without adequate financial compensation), or whether to simply hand off their voters to the super-representative.
 :: '''3c'''. Any representative who doesn't get enough votes doesn't go to the Assembly, and their voters are left unrepresented -- but can quickly switch to any other sitting representative (see Rule 4).

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 :: '''3c'''. Any representative who doesn't get enough votes doesn't go to the Assembly, and their voters are left unrepresented -- but can quickly switch to any other sitting representative (see Rule 4).
 : '''4'''. Any voter should ideally be able to switch allegiance at any time, but we may need some way to reduce churn if this causes issues.
 ==Links==
 * '''2012-05-26''' [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/cewZ2ksAN6X original proposal on G+]