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

[DCS (cdm]

Constructive criticism is always welcome.

Bitner/Stevenson wrote:
> 
> 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.