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Mob rule: Iceland crowdsources its next constitution

June 17, 2011 By Will Richardson

Mob rule: Iceland crowdsources its next constitution

“I believe this is the first time a constitution is being drafted basically on the internet,” said Thorvaldur Gylfason, member of Iceland’s constitutional council. “The public sees the constitution come into being before their eyes … This is very different from old times where constitution makers sometimes found it better to find themselves a remote spot out of sight, out of touch.”

There’s definitely a lesson plan in here somewhere…

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June 10, 2011 By Will Richardson

And against these hypothetical risks one must set the reality of an economy that remains deeply depressed, at great cost both to today’s workers and to our nation’s future. After all, how can we expect to prosper two decades from now when millions of young graduates are, in effect, being denied the chance to get started on their careers?

Paul Krugman: Rule by Rentiers – NYTimes.com

https://willrichardson.com/and-against-these-hypothetical-risks-one-must-set/

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