Beginning Planning:

I wanted to start with this clip from The Spirit of the Laws (1748), by Montesquieu:

"In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law."

So, we know we need three areas of governance:

• Directive creation and voting
• Enforcement of laws supporting directives
• Managing disputes

Next is understanding what we have to work with:

• Basic algorithm controls
• Artificial Intelligence
• Physical intervention

Understanding the direction:

The goal has always been to really test the waters and see how much of the democratic process can be mechanized and then presented transparently to the participating agents. If we include robots, ultimately the only part that can't be automated completely, in time, is the agents input into the system.

Ultimately, at this moment, the goal is simply to test point for point where human involvement can be eliminated. Some may question why this is necessary. The goal is to eliminate election cycles, and add weighting for education as well as voting power for those who are civically minded. Right now everybody gets one vote, but imagine if you could vote on EVERYTHING that was being presented organically. Imagine if you could vote on anything any time you wanted and the change would shift automatically. The goal is an organically changing system without election cycles that has global reach and is available to all (idealistically).

So, right now the first input for this will be called Directives. The idea is you submit a directive, and you develop prohibitive or affirmative propositions that support the directive, then the Directives and propositions are discussed and voted on, and there are thresholds for certain actions. The idea being popular directives will move up and down by popular vote. But there's one thing to remember. There is some unquestionable principles everybody needs to agree to, that are not up for vote. They are listed below in the preamble: 1. Preservation of Life and 2. Necessity for All.

Preamble

We as humans with a global interest, united by the will to co-create a just, conscious, and participatory world, establish this living democratic system to serve as the foundation of a majority driven civic model for a complex and changing future.

Acknowledging universal human rights and the unquestionable principle of preserving life, recognizing the urgency of ecological, social, and epistemic justice, we affirm our commitment to dialogue, and the pursuit of objective truth.

In pursuit of a future that is free, promotes universal human rights, and is alive to possibility, we hereby establish this civic framework with clear minds, and hearts aligned to preserving life rather than filtering or destroying it.

While certain principles and rights are subject to voting there are certain principles and rights that are universal, cleansed of particularity and should be unquestionable in civilized society. These are those principles:

1. Preservation of Life: The principle of preserving life in general holds in both the means and the ends in ethics, morality, policy planning and decision making. Basic utility is understood among reasonable, rational humans with humanity's best possible goals in mind. This is often expressed in policy and decision making that preserves human flourishing and avoids human suffering.
2. Necessity for all: Nobody should be allowed personal wealth beyond a voted on and established base line. The wealth of the world should be unquestionably centered around the needs of all first: food, air, water, shelter, healthcare and education. This principle is less about an ideal utopia and more about avoiding immoral, unjust consolidation of power that is indifferent to the suffering and death of the powerless.

Bill of Rights

1. Freedom of Expression: All participants shall have the right to express their ideas, philosophies, and grievances, in good faith, without fear of censorship, retaliation, or exclusion, so long as their speech does not promote harm or systemic violence.
2. Right to Participation: Every member has the right to contribute, propose, and vote in public decision-making spaces, in good faith, regardless of status, origin, or ideology. But, right to participation does not extend to the level that a person's ideology claims the right to oppress another ideology. Universal Humanism holds and deterministic commonsense boundaries persist.
3. Protection of Identity: Users have the right to pseudonymity, privacy, and control over their digital identity within this domain.
4. Access to Information: All public content and constitutional documents must remain open and accessible to all participants.
5. Freedom from Algorithmic Oppression: No user shall be subjected to hidden ranking, shadow banning, or bad faith algorithmic manipulation.
6. Right to Redress: Users shall have access to transparent processes to appeal moderation decisions, challenge injustice, and restore their standing. The moderation system is thin at the moment, but as things pick up we'll start up the flagging system.
7. Equality of Voice: No individual or group shall possess disproportionate influence due to wealth, celebrity, or artificial amplification. But, participants will build profiles based on their participation and benefits will come from that participation, but, all the possibilities will be detailed for all to see.
8. Environmental Stewardship: All civic actions and decisions must consider their impact on planetary health and intergenerational justice. We're just have to be fair, responsible and disciplined.

Core Civic Structure (Draft)

1. The Constitutional Core: Unchanging, non-votable foundation (Preamble, Bill of Rights, etc.).
2. Typical Government Categorical Focus Topics: Top-level civic domains (Environment, Justice, etc.).
3. Transparency in Design and Merit: Transparent participation structure.
4. Amendment Engine: Proposal → Debate → Vote → Review.
5. The Feedback Loop: Open stats, digests, and changelogs.