Liquid democracy
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About
Liquid democracy is a term that seems to be used in a number of different ways.
- Wikipedia says it is a synonym for "wikipedia:delegative democracy", in which "voting power is vested in delegates, rather than representatives."
- Make Your Laws defines it as a transferable proxy system.
InstaGov defines it as any democratic system designed to:
- give citizens control over how power is channelled
- rapidly respond to changes requested by those citizens
- not draw arbitrary boundaries, either in time or space, beyond which power may not be exercised
The combination of "power-channelling control", "rapid response", and lack of arbitrary boundaries is what makes a democratic system "liquid" (directable, changeable, and fluid).
Implementation
InstaGov proposes weighted proxy voting (WPV) as the primary mechanism for liquid democracy, with other supplemental mechanisms to encourage better decisionmaking.
InstaGov also supports liquid representation as an alternative to WPV, if it has a better chance of being adopted.