Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Women's Suffrage and Coho Membership

[Bitner/Stevenson (lilbert]

While I agree that the difference is nearly just a symbolic one, how we feel
about the decision making process directly affects the outcome. If people
feel they have less of a voice, they are more likely to block consensus-just
to be sure they can. I have seen this happen, though not recently, since we
trust each other pretty well now.

I think it goes against the democratic tradition to have unequal votes.
Let's see... the only people who could vote hundreds of years ago were
landowning men. Sounds a little too close to the one house, one vote rule to
me. And what about the renter-serfs?
--
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California

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>From: DCS <cdm [at] employees.org>
>Subject: Women's Suffrage and Coho Membership
>Date: Sat, Jun 5, 1999, 4:02 AM
>

>  However, now I believe that as seductive as the
> analogy is, it's not a very good fit given that our model of decision
> making doesn't even utilize a vote.