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From: craig@com2serv.C2S.MN.ORG (Craig S. Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Give it up, folks
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Date: 21 Nov 89 15:34:59 GMT
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Reply-To: craig@com2serv.c2s.mn.org (Craig S. Wilson)
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I had written:
>Craig> I knew that this argument would rear its head.  But, yes, I am saying
>Craig> that each registered site gets one vote. 
>--------------

To which Mr. Turnbow replied:
>	Sorry, but I strongly disagree.  One person.  One vote.  You have
>some sites with 10000 people and some with 1.  To equate the will of
>those 10000 people (each of whom may have a separate system (workstation)
>with the will of 1 is unfair and very unrepresentative of the will of
>the people.
>-wat-

To which I respond with:

The proposal may be called many things, but "unrepresentative" is not
one of them.  There would be representation.  You just have concerns
about the type and fairness of that representation.  I think that this
system would push those arguments and squabbles back to the sites,
where they could be worked out internally.  And if someone doesn't
like the way they are representated, they can establish their own site
and become the "official" representative.  Or they can find a site
that is more in tune with their positions on net issues.

As to whether "one site, one vote" is unfair?  Well, is the Senate of
the United States unfair?

/craig

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