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Parlement

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Forum, mailing list, blog, home page, chat room, newspaper.

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A collaborative writing system based on democratic principles.

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With _paper_ we vote:
* one day
* one place
* one issue

With _Internet_ we can vote:
* any time
* any where
* any issue

This is a revolution, breaking rules that go back to antic Greece. Rules that
probably contribute to the feeling of awe one can resent when comes election
day, but which also restrict our ability to participate in politics.

Now we can acquire three new freedoms: freedom of time, of place and of object.
We can vote from our home, in the middle of the night and on the small issues
that we care about.

There are consequences. For example if you can vote anytime, why not also
_change your vote_ if you so wish? If votes are permanent, why have dates and
agendas, except for outside conditions?

If you can vote on any issue, then why not allow _everybody to propose polls_?
No technical limitation limits that ability, but for our own capacity to follow
all of them. And in fact their number growing, _delegating_ your votes will
become a required feature, allowing you to concentrate on the parts that
interest you the most, while delegating your voice to someone you trust on
other matters.

If you can vote from anywhere, then you can vote in front of anybody, this
means _vote selling_ is a possibility. It is not anti democratic, it's a
feature. A feature that, yes, could result into an oligarchy, it all depends on
the value of our votes.

Version data entries

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
parlement-0.8	db/ROOT/parlement.txt
parlement-0.9	db/ROOT/parlement.txt