Rationale for GRs

[Matthew Vernon <matthew@debian.org>]

Hi,

I've been thinking for a while now that it would be good if general 
resolutions had a Rationale with them. At the moment, it can be 
difficult to establish the key arguments for and against a particular 
proposal, unless you have the time to wade through an often-lengthy 
thread on debian-vote, which not all DDs read.

I would like to propose, therefore, the requirement that anyone 
proposing a GR be required to provide a short (no more than, say, 500 
words) summary of why they believe the GR to be necessary. A similar 
requirement would apply to those proposing an amendment.

In the interests of fairness, those opposed to a proposal but not 
wishing to amend it should also be allowed a rationale. My suggestion 
here would be that A set of DDs (equivalent to the requirement for 
amendments) could have an opposing rationale added to the GR; I would 
envisage only one of these per GR.

Thoughts?

Regards,

Matthew