| a non-partisan, public, in-person discussion forum wherein the people of the Rogue Valley can enjoin their concerns and ideas on matters of public policy in a systemic, respectful, and focused manner for the common good |  | Why? | Key Program Features:
- A Discussion Society would form through open enrollment and run a course of twelve weekly debates on matters of public policy. At the end of the debate series, the Society would vote on each topic using ranked voting.
- All interaction among the Society would be in-person. There would be no chat rooms or discussion forums in the knowledge base, nor links to social media.
| | | Proposed: a Rogue Valley in-person discussion society combined with an online, regional knowledge base Details | | The Discussion Society
the human arts to study, discuss, vote | |  | | Stick proposes that local people with various backgrounds and points of view come together in-person as a Discussion Society to discuss important public policy matters in small conversation groups, and that the results of that discourse be reported out through an online knowledge base. | | The Discussion Society would debate topics of concern in a reasoned, thorough, impersonal, open minded, and respectful manner - as an exercise in deliberative democracy. The focus would remain on the ideas presented and not personalities. | | The conversation events would be social activities and would be held in informal, comfortable settings, such as a cafe, a lunchroom, a community center, or restaurant. Sharing food and drink before and after a session would be encouraged. | | | | | | Society | Dancing with A.I. and Robotics: How will people fare in a post-human social order? | The Facts of Life: How should we understand economic and quality of life indicators? | Trust, but verify: Can there be gun control without gun laws? | | Pick and Choose: Should immigration weigh skills or assets higher than family? | Culture | Money for nothing: How will people make a living in a jobless future? | Cutting out the middleman: Does the Electoral College need reform? | | The New Pariahs: Has the DUI stigma unfairly created a shunned group? | Copy and paste Grandma: Should technology to transfer human consciousness be allowed? | Economy | Who Dies? What laws will govern auto-driven vehicles in accidents when making qualitative decisions on human life? | | Don't fence me in: What reforms are needed in the federal land management system? | : | Wildfires and logging: Would increased logging reduce wildfires without causing environmental harm? | State | | The Knowledge Base
the technical crafts to collect, compile, report details | | | | | . | |