Interactive Voter Choice System


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Hey Patriotic Billionaires, You Can Do Better Than the Buffett Rule, Anyway

Well, the legislation implementing “The Buffett Rule” has been voted down in Congress as we all knew it would be. But so what? more »

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A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part Three, the IVCS

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Joseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders

This is the concluding post in a three-part series. more »

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A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Pt.Two, Requirements

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A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part One, Conceptual

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Joseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders

The Disconnect

It's hardly news that there’s a very wide chasm between voters, lawmakers and political parties. The rage in America reflected in the Republican primary contests is palpable. And there's also rage among progressives as well, though it's not finding an outlet in the Democratic Party. more »

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A Meta-layer for Restoring Democracy and Open Society: Part One, Conceptual

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Joseph M. Firestone and Henk Hadders

The Disconnect

It's hardly news that there’s a very wide chasm between voters, lawmakers and political parties. The rage in America reflected in the Republican primary contests is palpable. And there's also rage among progressives as well, though it's not finding an outlet in the Democratic Party. more »

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Enhancing Democracy or Strengthening the Emerging Oligarchy?

Occupy Wall Street (OWS) raises the issue of emerging oligarchy, based on wealth inequality, taking control of democracies worldwide through a small global elite composed of the very rich, powerful corporate executives in financial multinationals and other global conglomerates, and their allies in international financial organizations like the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and more »

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A System-Changing Solution for the OWS Movement?

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Nancy Bordier and Joseph M. Firestone

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Wresting Control from the Special Interests: Electing Warren in 2012

Scott Brown won the Massachusetts Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy in 2009 with the support of the special-interest backed Tea Party movement, and large campaign contributions from the banking and financial sector. more »

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How Voters Can Get Control of the 2012 Virginia Senate Race

The 2012 Virginia Senate race is shaping up as a contest between former Governor and Senator George F. Allen, and former Governor Tim Kaine, both establishment candidates in the legacy parties and heavily favored to win their respective nominations. They will couch their messages in terms calculated to resonate with Virginia voters. more »

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Congressman Moran and the Interactive Voter Choice System

In previous posts, I've looked at the Interactive Voter Choice System (IVCS) in from a number of different perspectives, hopefully illuminating in general terms how it would work to enable us to restore American Democracy. more »

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