> > In other words: > > > [1] if the proposer of some ballot option chooses to ignore some popular > > amendment
On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 05:17:55PM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote: > "Popular" only in the sense that it expresses a view that is popular -- > not that the idea of replacing the ballot option with the amendment > receives popular support. Are you making a meaningful distinction here? If so, I don't see it. Popular means: can get enough votes to [be likely to] make a difference on the ballot. The distinction between a view that's popular and support of the amendment which is popular doesn't seem to add anything meaningful to the discussion. > > [2] (and chooses not to provide an option which includes the most salient > > points of both), > > Consider the "amendment" (in name only), > > Replace lines ^ through $ with the words, "Debian should continue to > produce a distribution." Lines ^ through $ of what? The social contract? I can cheerfully predict that that's not going to be popular. And, any other interpretation of "Lines ^ through $" aren't going to be meaningful on the ballot. > Such an amendment would only exist to subvert the original purpose of > the ballot, so there is no way to incorporate elements of it into the > original proposer's ballot option. In many procedural systems, this > would nevertheless be considered an amendment, and our SRP does not > *systemically* prevent such an interpretation. Our resolution procedure doesn't systematically prevent wasted time. What we spend our time on is up to us. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
