Re: Question about Consent Governance | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Muriel Kranowski (murielkvt.edu) | |
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2018 15:56:23 -0700 (PDT) |
Philip, what is your super-majority? (Ours is 85%.) On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 6:43 PM, Philip Dowds via Cohousing-L < cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > And because we’ve been unable to invent a mechanism we trust to > distinguish between good of the community, versus “mere” self-interest, we > never seek to invalidate an objection. If I object to a vegan menu because > it will cause sunspots, then that’s my objection, and it's as valid as any > other. (A triumph of equivalence?) > > Which is why we’ve created instead a super-majority vote escape hatch, to > be used only after strenuous efforts within a well-structured, well-paced > consensus process have failed to obtain unanimity. Interestingly enough, > with this option in place, objecting has fallen way off, and unanimously > accepted compromises seem much easier to accomplish. > > Thanks, > Philip Dowds > Cornerstone Village Cohousing > Cambridge, MA > > mobile: 617.460.4549 > email: rpdowds [at] comcast.net > > > On Aug 25, 2018, at 4:57 PM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L < > cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > > > >> On Jul 17, 2018, at 8:40 AM, Alan O'Hashi via Cohousing-L < > cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > >> > >> Phil, et al. - Speaking for myself, the "objections" I think are valid > are those based on whether or not the objection affects the good of the > community, versus an objection based on self-interest. > > > > And my oft repeated refrain: Who decides what is in the good of the > community? > > > > Who decides what is “only” based on self-interest? > > > > Unfortunately unless you have a very clear vision-mission-aim statement > and have connected the proposal to that, it will be the majority that > determines the answer. > > > > This argument goes on the examine the purpose of community — Is it other > than the self-interest of each person in the community as a member of the > community? > > > > Sharon > > ---- > > Sharon Villines > > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC > > http://www.takomavillage.org > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://l.cohousing.org/info > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://l.cohousing.org/info > > > >
- Re: Question about Consent Governance, (continued)
- Re: Question about Consent Governance Philip Dowds, July 17 2018
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Re: Question about Consent Governance Alan O'Hashi, July 17 2018
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Re: Question about Consent Governance Sharon Villines, August 25 2018
- Re: Question about Consent Governance Philip Dowds, August 25 2018
- Re: Question about Consent Governance Muriel Kranowski, August 25 2018
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Re: Question about Consent Governance Sharon Villines, August 25 2018
- Re: Question about Consent Governance Kathryn McCamant, July 17 2018
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