InstaGov/origins

About
These are links to pages about earlier thinking which eventually led to InstaGov.

philosophy
Earlier versions of the idea and different angles on the problem:
 * citizen government: a solution without a method
 * backup government: earlier incarnation of that idea
 * Talk:2007-05-31 Repudiation, Not Impeachment: essay discussing some relevant ideas
 * User:Woozle/United Members of Civilization: another early incarnation
 * User:Woozle/United Members of Civilization/Government is broken: essay with a metaphorical view of the current situation, but no particulars
 * internet governance: using the internet as a tool for running a government
 * Issuepedia:Voting
 * virtual voting districts
 * voting systems
 * Issuepedia:Issuegroups
 * Issuepedia:Dispute Resolution Technology

technical

 * Htwiki:Web Voting Booth: much earlier technical discussion about new software for conventional/existing voting systems