3.5 Double Democracy*

3.5 Double Democracy*
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1 Introduction: Doubling Down on Democracy

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voting … is losing.
Note:LA DEMOCRAZIA SCEGLIE MALE

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acting erratically – some would say insanely
Note:L ELETTORE CONTEMPORANEO

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England’s exit

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democracy as ignorant,2 irrational,3 and broken,

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“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for lunch,”
Note:SCHEMA

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individual rights.
Note:CHI FA UNA BRUTTA FINE

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one-share/one-vote
Note:DOPPIA DEMO... LA SPERANZA

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one-person/one-vote system
Note:SISTEMA RIMPIAZZATO

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corporations and residential communities,
Note:ESEMPIO VIRTUOSO

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here operates only to veto
Note:RUOLO DEL SISTEMA TRAD

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a corrective function.

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To evoke Winston Churchill’s standard, double democracy stands a fair chance of creating a better worst kind of government.
Note:WC

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2 Why One-Share/One-Vote?

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tying management control to proportionate ownership affords greater returns on investments
Note:EFFICIENZA

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entrepreneurs choose that business structure

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predominate the governance of business

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corporations would never attract enough capital
Note:SENZA AZIONI

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it protects rights – property rights, in this case.
Note:UN ALTRO PUNTO A FAVORE

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one-share/one-vote system treats property owners fairly

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protect those who own minority
Note:ANCHE NELLE CORP

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these protections do not work by directly attacking the one-share/one-vote
Note:COMPATIBILE

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one-share/one-vote mechanism in its purest form.
Note:MAI APPLIC NEMMENO NEL PRIVATO

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classes of shares that have more or fewer voting privileges
Note:AZIONI SPECIALI

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3 Why One-Person/One-Vote?

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all Men are created equal
Note:PRINCIPIO

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“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
Note:DIRITTI

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foundational principle of good government.
Note:SIMBOLO

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Nelson Mandela,

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SLOGAN... DA GRILLO A MANDELA

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the principle remains only partly realized.
Note:HA FUNZIONATO MALE... MA È IMPRESCINDIBILE

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the Constitution itself assigns every state, regardless of its population, two popularly elected senators?
Note:LO STESSO FEDERALUSMO NN RISPETTA IL PRINCIPIO DELL UNO VALE UNO

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special districts.
Note:NOVITÀ USA... COMUNITÀ PRIVATE E CITTÀ PRIVATE

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United States includes a large and growing number of special districts that allocate votes in a manner more resembling corporate

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how much of a given voter’s property falls within the district’s jurisdiction.
Note:IL METRO DEI MILLESIMI

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4 Corrective Voting

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correcting abuses
Note:FUNZIONE 2v

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disapproval voting,

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A corrective democracy could not be used to create a government agency or program;
Note:BASTA POLITICHE

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advanced democracies deny the vote to ex-felons,
Note:GIÀ OGGI DEMO LIMITATA ESISTE

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who better than an ex-felon to know whether the criminal justice system lives up
Note:I PIÙ COMPETENTI

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A corrective democracy could let ex-felons vote without worrying
Note:UN PREGIO

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children and noncitizen residents might also be afforded votes in corrective procedures. Does not government action affect their rights, too?
Note:ALTRA APERTURA

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offering truly universal suffrage.

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What percentage of the vote
Note:MAGGIORANZE

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Different communities might choose different percentages.
Note:DIVERSITÀ

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just staying home effectively counts as a “yes” vote.
Note:QUORUM

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protecting certain rights with supermajority
Note:ECCEZIONI

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wasting time on futile votes?
Note:PERICOLO

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make losers pay the costs.
Note:STRATEGIA

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more direct say in their government without giving them direct access to power.
Note:DEMO DIRETTA

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upgrading democracy.

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5 Democracy Plus Democracy

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The lesson: even the best form of one-person/one-vote does a better job defending the rights of the people than it does running their government.
Note:LEZIONE DELLA STORIA

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Subjecting property rights to popular vote, as politicians too often threaten to do, risks subjecting a minority’s fortunes to the majority’s will.
Note:IL RISCHIO DA SUPERARE

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foundational rules, such as the definition of property or basic human rights, outside corrective voting procedures.
Note:FORSE OCCORRE UNA COSTITUZIONE

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it is not likely that the people would vote themselves into anarchy by negating property.
Note:MA...

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The ratio between investor-held and resident-held shares would fluctuate over time,
Note:AZIONISTI

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6 Conclusion: Toward Less Worst Government

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“that have been tried.”
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