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jpritikin

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jpritikin 9 months ago
This idea is integrated into a national ballot initiative process in the National Initiative for Democracy proposal (http://ni4d.us).
jpritikin 9 months ago
Are you familiar with the National Initiative for Democracy proposal (http://ni4d.us)?
jpritikin 9 months ago
The initiative process in California is broken. That's why the National Initiative for Democracy convenes a deliberative committee of randomly selected citizens to receive testimony and rewrite the initiative incorporating compromise and constructive criticism. The "sound bite" mentality is corrected by broadcasting the public hearing and deliberations via all medium: newspapers, TV, internet, etc.
jpritikin 9 months ago
Is this just about talking, or can this result in binding elections that actually have a real effect on public policy?
jpritikin 9 months ago
This sounds really similar to the National Initiative for Democracy proposal. See http://ni4d.us