A civic protocol for shared decisions [DEMO] v1

A civic protocol for shared decisions [DEMO] v1

A civic protocol for shared decisions

Groups making consequential decisions should publish the question, the available evidence, and the people responsible for the final choice.

Every proposal should remain open for public comment for fourteen days before a decision is made.

After deciding, the group should publish its reasoning and revisit the outcome after six months.

Idea → Challenge

A fixed waiting period fails during emergencies Resolved

Selected passage · version 1

Every proposal should remain open for public comment for fourteen days before a decision is made.

Challenge

Fourteen days is defensible as a default, but a rigid delay can make urgent and easily reversible decisions worse. The rule should express the tradeoff instead of hiding it.

Opened by demo_ravi ·

Discussion and suggested changes, in order

Discussion

4 entries
  1. demo_ravi suggested wording · · Used

    Before

    Every proposal should remain open for public comment for fourteen days before a decision is made.

    After

    Every proposal should remain open for public comment for a period proportionate to its urgency and reversibility, with fourteen days as the default.

    Reasoning

    This preserves a legible default while requiring shorter windows to be justified by urgency and reversibility.

    Used by demo_ada. Accepted because the exception is bounded by explicit criteria. Read version 2.
  2. demo_mei replied ·

    Would urgency always shorten the window? Some urgent decisions need more effort to reach affected people.

  3. demo_ravi replied ·

    Good distinction. The proposed wording makes urgency a factor, not an automatic override; the published reasoning must explain the chosen window.

  4. demo_ada replied ·

    I am accepting this narrow change. A separate challenge should define minimum outreach rather than expanding this one.

Decision and result

Suggested wording was used

It produced version 2.

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