What qualities a Knowledge Democrat candidate must have?
What fault she/he shouldn't have?
Add new options to the poll as you feel appropriate and discuss each option.
This poll is part of the Knowledge Democrats project:
http://minguo.info/usa/wiki/knowledge_democrats
| % | Choice | Blog entries | Votes for | votes | score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | The candidate should be a proponent of public financing of elections. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 100 | The candidate should use every opportunity to educate the electorate on the issues. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 100 | The candidate should have no financial ties to corporate interests. | 1 entry | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 100 | The candidate shouldn't merely repeat talking points. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
This community is very young and does not have many regulations yet. What procedures and regulations do you feel are necessary for this community.
Listing in manifesto:
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/community
| % | Choice | Blog entries | Votes for | votes | score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | We need moderation to prevent trolling or abusive behaviour. | 1 entry | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | We need a wiki edit conflict resolution procedure. | 1 entry | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What movie or documentary is so inspiring or dealing with such an important subject matter that you'd wish everybody to watch it?
| % | Choice | Blog entries | Votes for | votes | score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Gandhi (1982 movie) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Poll about the right to vote and the policies dictating ballot access.
Manifesto listing:
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/elections
Policy wiki:
http://minguo.info/usa/wiki/elections
Poll about politics, policy and courteous debates.
This is not a policy poll but one to gauge the members' attitude on the topic of civility in the realms of politics and policy debate.
Listing in manifesto:
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/politics
The Manifesto is still in its very early stages. If you browse through it (link at the left), you'll see that none of the policies are very detailed. So, what policy areas interest you the most and that we could detail a bit more in the Manifesto?
Manifesto listing:
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/topics
| % | Choice | Comments | Score | votes | Maximum score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.33 | Taxes | 0 | 25 | 3 | 30 |
| 70 | Economic policies | 0 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
| 66.67 | Environment | 0 | 20 | 3 | 30 |
This is a poll which deals with policies related to life & death. Here, we are putting together many different topics which are usually discussed separately but which all deal with life & death.
Manifesto listings:
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/healthcare
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/foreign_policy
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/justice
| % | Choice | Comments | Votes for | votes | score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Properly regulated, abortions should be allowed. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 100 | Properly regulated, Euthanasia should be allowed. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 100 | In a war, the government/media should give the same emphasis on foreign civilian/combattant casualties as for US casualties. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 100 | An unborn baby has a right to live. | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
What do you think about Barack Obama?
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/politics
| % | Choice | Comments | Score | votes | Maximum score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63.33 | His Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") is a step in the right direction. | 0 | 19 | 3 | 30 |
| 56.67 | Obama is trying to do the right thing but does not always have the leeway to do it. | 0 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
Please, do not vote in this poll and ignore it if you don't know what we're talking about...
Coming soon, we'll have a Election Method Peer Review journal, created by Jameson Quinn and the members of the EM mailing list. The question is: How to call it?
As in most minguo poll, if you have a better idea than any of the ones listed here, you can add it as a new option. Members who have already voted can then update their votes accordingly.
| % | Choice | Comments | Score | votes | Maximum score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.83 | Journal of Election Methods | 0 | 328 | 4 | 396 |
| 75 | Use the word "Election" rather than "Voting" because elections are more than simply voting; they encompass the whole process. | 0 | 297 | 4 | 396 |
| 70.2 | Journal of Electoral Methods, Peer Reviewed | 0 | 139 | 2 | 198 |
According to you, what is the main purpose of the penitentiary system, i.e. the penal system used for people convicted of crimes?
Vote for all the statements that you agree with.
Listing in Manifesto:
http://minguo.info/usa/manifesto/justice
| % | Choice | Comments | Score | votes | Maximum score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98.61 | In the case of violent criminals (e.g. murderers), it is equally important to protect the society as it is to cure the criminal | 0 | 71 | 8 | 72 |
| 97.22 | Cure criminals, diseased members of the society, so that they can eventually reintegrate society. | 2 | 70 | 8 | 72 |
| 96.83 | Prisons should be designed to facilitate and prepare for the eventual reinsertion of the criminal into the society. | 0 | 61 | 7 | 63 |