[lbo-talk] Re: consensus-direct-representative democracy etc

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Sun Jun 1 07:23:33 PDT 2003


Thiago Oppermann wrote:
> On 1/6/2003 3:51 PM, "lbo-talk-request at lbo-talk.org"
> <lbo-talk-request at lbo-talk.org> wrote:
>
>
>>Yes, a block is like having veto power, but you can't block stuff just
>>for the hell of it.


> Who decides what a spurious veto is?

The group decides.

For example:

"I just don't like this proposal" is an example of an invalid block.

"This proposal to rent a nightclub for an after-protest dance party has problems because we lost money on a similar event last year" is a valid block grounded on legitimate reasons having to do with the proposal.

Of course, a group should try and find out the basis for all blocks, even if they aren't articulated well in the first place.

Chuck0



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