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MEDIA RELEASE 24 September 2002 The Dome of Conscience launched in the Parliament The Dome of Conscience was launched in the Parliament today by Greg Hunt, Liberal Member for Flinders. He invited all parliamentarians to participate in an online experiment to connect the Parliament to the people. The Dome of Conscience has been offered to the Parliament by Sydney-based BigPulse.com. It involves Senators and Members exercising a daily or weekly online conscience vote. "The Dome of Conscience will show the people the collective conscience of the Parliament at all times. It's a window into the Parliament that will engage the public in the political process," said BigPulse founder Ralph McKay. Parliamentarians can express their views on any issue at any time in a forum that is transparent to the public. "I am delighted to support the Dome of Conscience. It is an additional window into the workings of Parliament and so contributes to the public's understanding of both the issues and the system. In particular, I am excited about the opportunity for holding a virtual Parliament with school children in my electorate of Flinders. I believe that this opportunity could be extended across Australia," said Greg Hunt MP. "I think this is a great idea and I hope all Members of all Parliaments will join it," said Malcolm Mackerras, School of Politics, University of NSW, Australian Defence Force Academy. It's a unifying instrument that shows the voice of the Parliament as a whole. All votes are equal. Results can be interpreted at a glance. It's an ideal format for the media to reflect to the broader community. The Dome works with short statements called placards. There are no questions, surveys or pollsters. Any parliamentarian can submit opinion placards on any subject at any time. It means every elected official has an equal opportunity to set the agenda. All placards compete daily for votes from Senators and Members and are ranked live for all to see. Members can vote for up to ten placards at most once every day. Placards are ranked by unique votes received in the last 24 hours, last 7 days and last 30 days. The method produces a graded expression of the intensity of opinions - it does not attempt to quantify disinterest. It's an idea derived from the financial markets where securities find their fair value by competing for capital in a free floating competitive environment. The Dome creates a free floating "market" in opinions competing for moral capital in the form of votes from parliamentarians. In the Dome any parliamentarian can speak any time and all can speak at the same time. Nothing can inhibit parliamentarians from floating any idea or changing their minds in the Dome. Every opinion can be judged democratically without bias. The dynamics of the Parliament's conscience will be visible to all. The people will see the Parliament and democracy working at its best. See the Federal Dome at www.domeaust.com. All parliaments in Australia will be offered a Dome of Conscience. The NSW Parliament Dome is now operating. Dome access passwords will be issued in a double blind process in Parliament House on Thursday 26 September 2002. All political parties have been invited to witness this event. Documents being sent to parliamentarians can be seen at: Letter to parliamentarians Greg Hunt's speech Voting instructions Questions answered Also see: Parliamentarians comment on the Dome Dome-ocracy alive with a BigPulse! |
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