Guideline for changes
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| − | + | Things to consider while discussing improvements to the Amendment, in priority order: | |
| − | + | :# Does the change help to increase liberty? | |
| − | + | :# Does it protect our rights? | |
| − | :# Does the change increase liberty? | + | |
:# Does the change improve and preserve justice? | :# Does the change improve and preserve justice? | ||
:# Will the change encourage compassion in society? | :# Will the change encourage compassion in society? | ||
| − | :## Does | + | :## Does the change respect life? |
:## Does it promote peace? | :## Does it promote peace? | ||
:## Does it promote health and wellbeing? | :## Does it promote health and wellbeing? | ||
| − | :# Does | + | :# Does it promote happiness? |
:# How does the change effect the democratic process? | :# How does the change effect the democratic process? | ||
:## Will it help make people more informed? | :## Will it help make people more informed? | ||
| − | :## Will | + | :## Will the change increase participation? |
:## How does it effect suffage? | :## How does it effect suffage? | ||
| − | :## Does | + | :## Does the change increase transparancy? |
:## Will it raise the level of integrity of governance? | :## Will it raise the level of integrity of governance? | ||
:# Does the change help keep us strong and secure? | :# Does the change help keep us strong and secure? | ||
| − | :## Does it | + | :## Does it encouage us to pass on our core vaules to our posterity? |
:## Does it discourage concentration of power? | :## Does it discourage concentration of power? | ||
:## Does it deter agressors? | :## Does it deter agressors? | ||
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:# Does it improve the clarity of the document and reduce ambiguity? | :# Does it improve the clarity of the document and reduce ambiguity? | ||
:# Does it shorten and simplify the document? | :# Does it shorten and simplify the document? | ||
| + | :# Does it improve the political viability of the Amendment? | ||
| − | 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 | + | 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, requiring public officials to disclose certain information; sacrificing a bit of privacy for those who hold public office in order to assure integrity and transparancy.) |
Revision as of 04:21, 23 February 2015
Things to consider while discussing improvements to the Amendment, in priority order:
- Does the change help to increase liberty?
- Does it protect our rights?
- Does the change improve and preserve justice?
- Will the change encourage compassion in society?
- Does the change respect life?
- Does it promote peace?
- Does it promote health and wellbeing?
- Does it promote happiness?
- How does the change effect the democratic process?
- Will it help make people more informed?
- Will the change increase participation?
- How does it effect suffage?
- Does the change increase transparancy?
- Will it raise the level of integrity of governance?
- Does the change help keep us strong and secure?
- Does it encouage us to pass on our core vaules to our posterity?
- Does it discourage concentration of power?
- Does it deter agressors?
- Does it encourage innovation?
- Is the change future focused?
- Does it improve the clarity of the document and reduce ambiguity?
- Does it shorten and simplify the document?
- Does it improve the political viability of the Amendment?
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, requiring public officials to disclose certain information; sacrificing a bit of privacy for those who hold public office in order to assure integrity and transparancy.)
