Government — Policy Issues — Cascadia Department of Bioregion

Government

Creating a Constitution: Establishing a Framework for a Constituent Assembly

Any pathway to greater autonomy, independence, or self determination must be decided and created by the people who live here, in a peaceful and democratic manner. Rather than small groups placing their ideas or will upon a larger - from the beginning a framework for a democratic body able to represent Cascadia, and enter into decision making and external negotiations must be put in place.

Horizontal & Vertical Gender Parity in Publicly Funded Governance

A constitutional amendment for gender parity for parties, representatives, delegates, candidates or modes of public, or publicly funded governance within the bioregion of Cascadia, as determined and approved by the people of Cascadia, or a democratic body able to represent Cascadia.

Liquid Democracy: A Truly Democratic System for the 21st Century

Liquid Democracy, a subset of Delegative Democracy, is a powerful voting model for collective decision making in large communities. Liquid Democracy combines the advantages of Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy to create a truly democratic voting system that empowers voters to either vote on issues directly, or to delegate ones voting power to a trusted party.