Re: Some questions for the DPL candidates
On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 06:37:08PM +1100, Brian May wrote:
> >>>>> "Marcus" == Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> writes:
> Marcus> If I were nominated, I surely wouldn't make any hard
> Marcus> concrete promise about any particular issue. I would
> Marcus> always leave room to change my opinion upon new facts
> Marcus> revealed to me in the process. Answering yes/no to a
> Marcus> question of intention is possible, but not very
> Marcus> meaningful.
>
> Good point.
>
> I wouldn't want an elected DPL to blindly do X, because that is what
> he/she promised before the election, when new evidence comes to light
> that indicates that X is bad (eg. perhaps some new solution Y is
> suggested that removes the need for X).
>
> If for instance, a DPL said "yes I will take action on X", and was
> latter convinced that X is wrong, then either the DPL can do X anyway
> (the wrong thing) or not do X (which some have stated they would
> interpret as a lie).
There's nothing wrong with saying "I currently support X" though. It
atleast let's teh voters know how the candidate thinks, and what
positions he currently takes.
I would certainly not like to vote for someone who just said "I'll
support whatever the project supports", since that would not be a
"leader" at all, but a follower :)
Ben
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