Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be...
by swyx on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:56PM
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TIL Tribune of the Plebs was a real thing. I was just parsing plebs as internet lingo for commonfolk :)
and in case it wasnt clear i was referencing the US tripartite governance model
The UN Security Council is somewhat similar in that respect, though comprised of more members. New matters are approved by majority vote, but the five permanent members can veto anything that gets approved.
My proposal is somewhat tongue in cheek, hence the names from the Roman Republic - but I do think the idea is sound.
An alternate, simpler implementation would be to simply require that all changes be unanimous. I like the idea of a Tribune of the Plebs though because it gives a second means of a voice should a sizable minority of members of the sub-communities strongly disagree with the direction of their representatives.