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%DEFER DICHOTOMY BINARY CONFLICT DEBATE VOTE MOTION+941121
%PRIORITY ROLL CALL VOTES COMMITTEE REPORT WITHHELD+941121
               %PARLIAMENTARY LAW RULES REGULATIONS 941121

     It is not always virtuous, commanded or required that
we     engage     in     dichotomous/binary:    conflicts,
parliamentary motions, debates or votes.

     It  is  often  prudent,  wise,  and proper  to  defer
dichotomous/binary:    conflicts,  motions,   debates  and
votes.

     Such   deferral  may  occur  by  just  focusing   our
attention  upon more productive activities,  conversations
and work; and thus simply  and  wisely neglecting to focus
our  attention   upon   unproductive   dichotomous/binary:
conflicts,   parliamentary motions,    debates  or  votes.
The possibility  of  such unproductive processes  need not
be   mentioned   or  demonstrated.     There  need  be  no
requirement to focus our attention upon such  unproductive
processes.

     Such unproductive processes may be avoided by the use
of priority voting in formal or informal ways.  It is wise
to  list  formally or informally those kinds  of  ways  in
which   we  may  wish  to  spend  our  time---putting  the
alternatives  clearly in front of us.   Then it is wise to
ask   formally   or  informally---which among   the   many
alternatives  most  merit our attention,   dedication  and
energy?   The question need not be put asking for a YES or
a NO on each alternative in turn.  The question can easily
be  put,   "Upon which few among these many do you  really
want to focus your time, money,  energies and dedication."
We  may  then say YES to just a few, and  deliberately and
wisely neglect to give any attention to many alternatives.

     Not  only is it wise and prudent to neglect  to  give
any   attention  to  many  dichotomous/binary   conflicts,
motions,         debates and votes.   It is also wise  and
prudent to neglect        to  give  any  attention to many
integrative  efforts  and        affirmations.   We do not
have  time,   energy and money to        dedicate  to  all
possible    alternatives.      We,    because    of    our
finitude,    must each decide to focus our time,    energy
and money upon a limited number of alternatives.  There is
no commandment worthy of respect or support which requires
us to dissipate our time,  energy and money unproductively
upon  more  alternatives than we can deal with.    We  are
fools  if we dissipate ourselves acting as if  there  were
such a commandment worthy of our respect and/or support.

     When people do demand that we spend our time,  energy
and  money  unproductively  upon alternatives  upon  which
there is  no  consensus, and regarding  which  a  majority
agrees  that  a consensus is not  clearly  at  hand---then
those people who wish to make such demands should have the
courage  to  declare their demands  openly  and  publicly;
rather  than through secret votes.   They should make it a
matter of public record that they demand that others spend
their  time,   money and energies as they recommend.    In
formal meetings their votes should be recorded as a matter
of  policy  in order to discourage them from  making  such
demands unless they have the conviction and courage  which
will lead them to make their demands publicly.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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