Cohousing-L Mailing List: proxies

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

At RoseWind, proxies can neither satisfy quorum nor block. The only time 
they are relevant is in the theoretical case that we use our fallback 
voting system. 

Why? Because we operate by consensus, and only by being physically 
present can one have the opportunity to evolve and synthesize based on 
the unfolding "group mind". This does not mean that one cannot have 
input: on any significant issue there are multiple ways to give input to 
the relevant committee, in fact they solicit it via email, discussion 
circles, and generally letting people know what's in the works and whom 
to contact. This also makes the official discussion of the issue at a 
business meeting happen more efficiently. But we still see that we can, 
as a group, productively "take it from there" and refine and evolve in 
the final discussion at the meeting. 

An absentee may even occasionally send a written comment to the meeting, 
asking a friend, or the secretary, to read it to the group, as part of 
the input to discussion. 

A room full of "proxies" aren't going to come up with anything creative!

Lynn Nadeau



Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.olypen.com/sstowell/rosewind
http://www.ptguide.com

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