Steven: perhaps this most recent effort will interest you. Thank you, CyberCowGirl, for noticing this and passing it into the ring... ;-} rap. -- "Dein Wachstum sei feste und lache vor Lust! Deines Herzens Trefflichkeit Hat dir selbst das Feld bereit', Auf dem du bluehen musst." JS Bach: Bauern Kantata Richard A. Parkany: SUNY@Albany Prometheus Educational Services http://www.borg.com/~rparkany/ Upper Hudson & Mohawk Valleys; New York State, USA ************************************************** Subject: [DUC] INFO: The Congress Online??? How Radical Dude! Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:20:08 -0400 From: CyberCowGrrl <duc@edu-cyberpg.com> Reply-To: duc@yahoogroups.com To: DUC <duc@yahoogroups.com> http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,47841,00.html Spooked by anthrax in the Capitol, public officials and opinion makers are scrambling to figure out how to keep the government running if Congress can't physically convene. Among the options being considered: having senators and representatives gather online, in "an electronic Congress." The idea, proposed by the Democratic Leadership Council -- the centrist group once headed by Bill Clinton -- is finding sympathetic ears in both parties. But don't expect lawmakers to begin voting on their laptops any time soon, policy analysts caution. In an online newsletter article entitled "Legislating By Any Means Necessary," the DLC asserted that a website "could easily be built" that would allow congress members and their staffs to debate, draft legislation and vote over the Internet. [snip] <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Copyright: Internal and External Redistribution of this email is encouraged if it includes all the information below. Diversity University Collaboratory Mailing List ISSN:1529-7861 <http://www.cyberpg.com/diversity.html> SUBscribe: empty message to <subscribe@yahoogroups> UNsubscribe: empty message to <duc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Post: <DUC@yahoogroups.com> The Educational CyberPlayGround <http://www.cyberpg.com> Cul De Sac Mailing List for Online Curriculum ISSN: 1531-7196 <http://www.cyberpg.com/culdesac/Home_culdesac.html> New York Times, USA Today , MSNBC, Earthlink Hot Site Awards USA Today Best Bets For Educators Award, Macworld Top Fifty Philadelphia Inquirer education link http://education.philly.com/ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Internal and External Redistribution of this email is encouraged but requires this box is published. Diversity University Collaboratory Mailing List ISSN:1529-7861 <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/diversity.html> SUBscribe: empty message to <duc-subscribe@yahoogroups> UNsubscribe: empty message to <duc-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Post: <DUC@yahoogroups.com> The Educational CyberPlayGround <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com> New York Times, USA Today, MSNBC Hot Site Pick Awards <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> REF: Steven Clift wrote:
I am on the look out for other government-led "e-democracy" efforts (at any level) similiar to the recent UK announcements (see below). If you are interested in this issue, join my 2200 person Democracies Online Newswire e-mail annoucement list <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> for updates on this new e-government trend.
Thanks, Steven Clift Democeracies Online Newswire