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The first meeting of the democracy squad was held in Brussels. | |||
Present were Michel Lefebvre, Pierre-Alexandre Klein and Alexandre Zénon. | |||
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss about the statutes of the party. Formal propositions need to be submitted by Nov. 21st. | |||
== Direct democracy and the Pirate party == | |||
One topic of discussion in this context was the inclusion of direct democracy as a basic principle of the pirate party, written in the statutes. The possibility to adhere to the [http://e2d-international.org/manifesto/ E2D manifesto] was discussed. One potential issue is with the concept of neutrality of the party, i.e. the prevalence of democracy principles over other pirate governing principles such as transparency, privacy and freedom of intellectual property. For instance, if citizens choose to vote for a strengthening of copyright laws, will the pirates follow this decision, given that it is against their principles? | |||
Another topic of discussion was the rules governing the behavior of elected representatives. It was said that they should sign some contract with the party, ensuring they will vote only according to the choices of the citizens. The legality of this point is not certain. | |||
== The structure of the party == | |||
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Revision as of 21:11, 13 November 2012
The first meeting of the democracy squad was held in Brussels. Present were Michel Lefebvre, Pierre-Alexandre Klein and Alexandre Zénon.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss about the statutes of the party. Formal propositions need to be submitted by Nov. 21st.
Direct democracy and the Pirate party
One topic of discussion in this context was the inclusion of direct democracy as a basic principle of the pirate party, written in the statutes. The possibility to adhere to the E2D manifesto was discussed. One potential issue is with the concept of neutrality of the party, i.e. the prevalence of democracy principles over other pirate governing principles such as transparency, privacy and freedom of intellectual property. For instance, if citizens choose to vote for a strengthening of copyright laws, will the pirates follow this decision, given that it is against their principles?
Another topic of discussion was the rules governing the behavior of elected representatives. It was said that they should sign some contract with the party, ensuring they will vote only according to the choices of the citizens. The legality of this point is not certain.
The structure of the party
Another