Guideline for changes
From Uniting Amendment
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:## Will it increase participation? | :## Will it increase participation? | ||
:## Will it help make people more informed? | :## Will it help make people more informed? | ||
| − | :# Does the change keep us secure? | + | :# Does the change help keep us strong and secure? |
:## Does it discourage concentration of power? | :## Does it discourage concentration of power? | ||
:## Does it deter agressors? | :## Does it deter agressors? | ||
| + | :## Does it encourage innovation? | ||
:## Does it enforce the preservation of rights? | :## Does it enforce the preservation of rights? | ||
:# Is the change future focused? | :# Is the change future focused? | ||
:# Does it improve clarity and reduce ambiguity? | :# Does it improve clarity and reduce ambiguity? | ||
| − | :# Does it shorten the document? | + | :# Does it shorten and simplify the document? |
Not all need to be satisfied with each change and occasionally a very small sacrifice of a higher priority criterion can be made if it makes a great contribution to a lower priority criterion. (For example, sacrificing a bit of liberty for those who hold public office in order to assure integrity and transparancy.) | Not all need to be satisfied with each change and occasionally a very small sacrifice of a higher priority criterion can be made if it makes a great contribution to a lower priority criterion. (For example, sacrificing a bit of liberty for those who hold public office in order to assure integrity and transparancy.) | ||
Revision as of 00:17, 3 April 2014
This is a proposed checklist to use when making changes to the Uniting Amendment.
Substantive changes should follow the values and goals of the Amendment. Application, in priority order are:
- Does the change increase liberty?
- Does the change improve and preserve justice?
- Will the change encourage compassion in society?
- Does it respect life?
- Does it promote peace?
- Does the change promote happiness?
- How does the change effect the democratic process?
- How does it effect suffage?
- Will it raise the level of integrity of governance?
- Does it increase transparancy?
- Will it increase participation?
- Will it help make people more informed?
- Does the change help keep us strong and secure?
- Does it discourage concentration of power?
- Does it deter agressors?
- Does it encourage innovation?
- Does it enforce the preservation of rights?
- Is the change future focused?
- Does it improve clarity and reduce ambiguity?
- Does it shorten and simplify the document?
Not all need to be satisfied with each change and occasionally a very small sacrifice of a higher priority criterion can be made if it makes a great contribution to a lower priority criterion. (For example, sacrificing a bit of liberty for those who hold public office in order to assure integrity and transparancy.)
