roundtable: Re: Feedback Needed

roundtable: Re: Feedback Needed

Re: Feedback Needed

Charles Stewart (chuck@agora.rdrop.com)
Tue, 24 Jan 1995 03:41:43 -0800 (PST) 

Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 03:41:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Charles Stewart <chuck@agora.rdrop.com>
Subject: Re: Feedback Needed
To: roundtable@cni.org
In-Reply-To: <199501232019.UAA05918@GPO.iol.ie>
Message-Id: <Pine.3.87.9501240343.A19603-0100000@agora.rdrop.com>


Richard, 

     I have an FTP cite with files regarding an endevor from myself 
and some associates called the Particip[atory Democracy Project. The 
site is at ftp://agora.rdrop.com/pub/users/chuck/ .  Please check it 
out. 

     Briefly, I feel we need to democratically digitize the picture. 
We need ecah specific proposal in the magna carta in the form of a 
question on an electronic ballot. We also need each specific counter 
proposal from yourself and other courageors opponents of elietism and 
plunder on the ballot. Then we need to push the heck out of it in efforts 
to get as many responces from as many as possible and to do so honestly 
by including responces from our opponents. And then we need to summarize 
and publish the resulting inditment which I believe we both believe will 
result. As you mention, we do also need to be able to publish the names 
of the respondants who voluntairly allow us to use that information. We 
will at that point have a solid mandate from the people. We have 
something of substance. I sincerely feel anything less will be ignored 
by these powermongers. 

          Hope to hear from you.

               Regards,
                    Chuck... 


	Charles Stewart at 39275 Hood St, # D; Sandy Oregon, PZ-97055
  	ph-503-668-5091 chuck@agora.rdrop.com or chuck@teleport.com 
	Producer of the Portland area MCTV cable access show: 			
			the "Participatory Democracy Project". 
	"I know of no safe depository of the powers of society but 
	the people themselves; and if we think they will not exercise 
	control with discretion, the remedy is not to take it from 
	them, but to educate them. ***"  T. Jefferson, 1821


> I believe that all of you on the above lists are concerned about the
> current situation in Congress regarding NII, and the Newt/RBOC 
> fast-track campaign to set up NII as an unregulated industry monopoly. 
> I assume that most of you agree this outcome would be disastrous for 
> the future of democracy and our Internet culture.
> 
> As you know, the Newt/PFF Magna Carta document fully endorses this
> campaign. Given that the Magna Carta is phrased in net-speak, and that 
> its authors (Toffler, Dyson, et al) can claim considerable net 
> popularity, I would not be at all surprized if the Magna Cart ends up 
> on the desks of Congressional committee members claiming to be the 
> "opinion of the Internet community" regarding the future of NII & 
> cyberspace.
> 
> If that happens, then I believe the "Digest of Magna Carta" which I
> distributed to you might be useful in Congress as part of a rebuttal.
> 
> Do you agree?
> 
> ---
> 
> If we did want to employ the Digest in that way, then its effectiveness
> would depend on it being accompanied by a list of sponsors or endorsers.
> Right?
> 
> So I'm asking all of you, if you agree with this, to send me messages
> stating your agreement in a form that would be useful for this purpose.
> 
> If you disagree, then tell me that so I don't assume some kind of 
> consensus if it doesn't exist.
> 
> I assume you would also copy your list on any such messages.
> 
> Thank You,
> -rkm

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