From f0f94fab0d0f615ad375e84d1d3e5d185fd3c01f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 07:09:39 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Adding some fixes --- RR/vote_proposal.md | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/RR/vote_proposal.md b/RR/vote_proposal.md index 66584c6..781109b 100644 --- a/RR/vote_proposal.md +++ b/RR/vote_proposal.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ I have two proposals having to do with the way national holds votes. 1. Switch away from the representative(grouped) voting that we do now, to individual, low-level voting (direct democracy). -2. Switch to range voting (probably using either [this site(a sample poll for us)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) that I built, or facebook). + - Instead of waiting for branch delegates to certify +2. Switch to range or approval voting. + - We could either create (or use the one we already have) a private facebook group for approval voting. + - Or use [this site called simplevote, I built for us to use(a sample poll)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) # 1) Doing away with representative voting -The main reason to use representative voting **was** because it made it easier to tally votes with a small number of representatives. So one state's rep could show up at a national convention, instead of every voter in the whole state. This isn't necessary nowadays, where we can place and tally up votes online. - ## Why representative(grouped) voting is bad **A candidate with fewer votes can win** in a grouped voting election. Here's an example. @@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ This is called the misrepresentation error, ~53% error in this election if we ga [Here's](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u8EAJWnNGhmOj1CaJyAL_XVXY6vqPGkb7E3Go3ZEoSA/edit#gid=0) an example of the misrepresentation errors for the 2017 UK election. -## Additional issues +## Why was it used in the first place? + +Representative voting **was** because it made it easier to tally votes with a small number of representatives, traveling across long distances to tally up a vote. So one state's rep could show up at a national convention, instead of every voter in the whole state. This isn't necessary nowadays, where we can place and tally up votes online. + -- How do we decide when a quorum(minimum # of voters) is reached? Maybe 1/2 of all members, 2/3rds, or 3/4ths, before it gets certified. -- How long do the elections last? (1-2 weeks seems like a good default) -- Do we hold these through facebook, or [simplevote](https://simplevote.ml). # 2) Switching to range voting @@ -61,3 +62,7 @@ To calculate the winner(s), you take the average(s) for each candidate and rank You can learn more about range voting at [rangevoting.org](http://rangevoting.org/). +# Additional issues + +- How do we decide when a quorum(minimum # of voters) is reached? Maybe 1/2 of all members, 2/3rds, or 3/4ths, before it gets certified. +- How long do the elections last? (1-2 weeks seems like a good default) \ No newline at end of file From 0480cb0da3a20e3836d4dcf3da4ef4111df7f4d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:49:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Minor correction. --- RR/vote_proposal.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/RR/vote_proposal.md b/RR/vote_proposal.md index 781109b..2fc567e 100644 --- a/RR/vote_proposal.md +++ b/RR/vote_proposal.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ I have two proposals having to do with the way national holds votes. 1. Switch away from the representative(grouped) voting that we do now, to individual, low-level voting (direct democracy). - - Instead of waiting for branch delegates to certify + - Instead of waiting for branch delegates to report that they've received enough, we can simply wait for a quorum of all members(maybe once 1/2 or 2/3rds of all members have voted, then it can pass) 2. Switch to range or approval voting. - We could either create (or use the one we already have) a private facebook group for approval voting. - Or use [this site called simplevote, I built for us to use(a sample poll)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) From eb777f325a36f69ff2284f3b0360d93a4f279f02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:52:57 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Some minor fixes. --- RR/vote_proposal.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/RR/vote_proposal.md b/RR/vote_proposal.md index 2fc567e..1535ca2 100644 --- a/RR/vote_proposal.md +++ b/RR/vote_proposal.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ This is called the misrepresentation error, ~53% error in this election if we ga ## Why was it used in the first place? -Representative voting **was** because it made it easier to tally votes with a small number of representatives, traveling across long distances to tally up a vote. So one state's rep could show up at a national convention, instead of every voter in the whole state. This isn't necessary nowadays, where we can place and tally up votes online. +Representative voting **was** used because it made it easier to tally votes with a small number of representatives, especially when reps had to travel long distances to tally up a vote. So one state's rep could show up at a national convention, instead of every voter in the whole state. This isn't necessary nowadays, where we can place and tally up votes online. From 72e56c7bd03c27cd17f10ecc357b44590bf64996 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 09:57:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Add FB option. --- RR/vote_proposal.md | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/RR/vote_proposal.md b/RR/vote_proposal.md index 1535ca2..eccfc59 100644 --- a/RR/vote_proposal.md +++ b/RR/vote_proposal.md @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ I have two proposals having to do with the way national holds votes. 1. Switch away from the representative(grouped) voting that we do now, to individual, low-level voting (direct democracy). - Instead of waiting for branch delegates to report that they've received enough, we can simply wait for a quorum of all members(maybe once 1/2 or 2/3rds of all members have voted, then it can pass) 2. Switch to range or approval voting. - - We could either create (or use the one we already have) a private facebook group for approval voting. - - Or use [this site called simplevote, I built for us to use(a sample poll)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) + - We could either create a private facebook group(or use the one we already have) for approval voting. + - Or use [this site for range voting called simplevote, I built for us to use(a sample poll)](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5) # 1) Doing away with representative voting @@ -46,9 +46,15 @@ Representative voting **was** used because it made it easier to tally votes with -# 2) Switching to range voting +# 2) Switching to range or approval voting -## What is it? +## Option 1: Facebook + +Just use our private national FB group to hold votes. + +## Option 2: Range voting with simplevote + +### What is range voting? I've built a site that uses it called [simplevote, it might just be easiest to see it in action for a poll I set up for us](https://simplevote.ml/#/poll/QL5). We could easily use this for national, and I can tweak it for our needs. @@ -65,4 +71,4 @@ You can learn more about range voting at [rangevoting.org](http://rangevoting.or # Additional issues - How do we decide when a quorum(minimum # of voters) is reached? Maybe 1/2 of all members, 2/3rds, or 3/4ths, before it gets certified. -- How long do the elections last? (1-2 weeks seems like a good default) \ No newline at end of file +- How long do the elections last? (1-3 weeks seems like a good default) \ No newline at end of file From e2428d00be60b9904ed75351cbaa51a41c3bc99b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:40:08 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Add branch-based --- RR/vote_proposal.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/RR/vote_proposal.md b/RR/vote_proposal.md index eccfc59..99ad026 100644 --- a/RR/vote_proposal.md +++ b/RR/vote_proposal.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ I have two proposals having to do with the way national holds votes. -1. Switch away from the representative(grouped) voting that we do now, to individual, low-level voting (direct democracy). +1. Switch away from the representative(grouped) branch-based voting that we do now, to individual, low-level voting (direct democracy). - Instead of waiting for branch delegates to report that they've received enough, we can simply wait for a quorum of all members(maybe once 1/2 or 2/3rds of all members have voted, then it can pass) 2. Switch to range or approval voting. - We could either create a private facebook group(or use the one we already have) for approval voting. From c31975516a679d30f15f682b8c70a884917b0b63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dessalines Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:40:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Fixes #22. --- glossary_of_socialist_terms.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/glossary_of_socialist_terms.md b/glossary_of_socialist_terms.md index 0f378e2..ab94603 100644 --- a/glossary_of_socialist_terms.md +++ b/glossary_of_socialist_terms.md @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ | [Liberalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism) | A political ideology that emerged in the 19th century that justifies capitalism, free markets, representative democracy, freedom of the press, free speech, freedom of religion, and freedom to own property. It conceptualizes rights as individual-being, rather than species-being or as collective human rights. | | [Slavery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery) | A system that allows individuals to own other human beings, in order to extract a surplus from their labor. | | [Feudalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudalism) | An arrangement predominating in the middle ages, where a local lord would allow serfs to live and sustain themselves on his land, as long as they provided him labor and military support. | -| [Fascism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism) | A heterodox term generally characterized by hyper-nationalism, racial supremacy, a cult of personality around a "strong" leader as superior to democracy, and an alliance between big and small capitalists. | +| [Fascism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism) | A multi-definition term generally characterized by hyper-nationalism, racial supremacy, a cult of personality around a "strong" leader as superior to democracy, and an alliance between big and small capitalists. | | [Means of Production](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Means_of_production) | Physical, non-human inputs used for the production of economic value, such as workplaces, factories, machinery, or tools. Synonymous with Capital. | | [Private Property](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_property) | Means of production, when owned by private individuals, whose ownership is claimed through title, and **not use**, with the aim of extracting rent from the actual users or workers. Synonymous with absentee property. | | [Personal Property](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_property) | Property for personal use and consumption. Put simply, your house, and everything in it. Neither socialism nor communism intends to do away with personal property. |