I appreciate the dialogue with those who read my diary, and acknowledge the spirit in which the commentary proceeds.
I believe the Internet and such open dialogue Sites as Daily Kos form a part of the institutional structure of future government, and I appreciate the conventions guiding the conversation.
The principle of 3 Readings under Parliamentary rules is derived from the nature of how our minds relate to information.
THE MIND seeks new information while it resents old information. But the mind also takes on attitudes about its ideas and can offend other people's feelings, or the mind will defend its concepts as proprietorial objects.
As a rule the ego resists ideas not immediately about, or of benefit to, the listener, and opposes all ideas until shown that collateral benefit accrues to the listener. The inherent natural censor of the ego needs to be over ruled by knowledge of the rule of three in order to make mature and informed decisions.
The first time an idea is heard the instinct of ego is to stand opposed, so listeners have to be encouraged to over rule their instinctive censor and hear the new idea without composing any defense arguments in opposition, but merely needing to hear the ideas and enjoy the luxury of time for careful review of the ideas, and to compose a critique.
Second reading is the time for debate, even argument, aware that 3rd and final reading precedes the vote on the question being debated or advocated, when the Assembly indicates its support or opposition to the idea. This true democratic process should be incorporated into Chat and Website debate, allowing scholarly treatment of ideas before they are challenged, insulted and ignorantly disparaged as in favor of the wrong party, or unusual. These emotional reactions to code words and concepts in my diary can be traced to your ego's fear of exposure to others, of discovery by others, of the fact that you have no belief; suddenly a soul appears in your life who knows everything who demands that you abandon all your belief and follow Jesus Christ.
So this is 3rd reading on the story of Heaven and Earth.
Think carefully, and pray fervently, is Potlatch the gateway to Peace, to Liberty, to opportunity, and is Chief Kitsilano the Father from Heaven?
Of course if I am, then these questions are merely academic.
Jjamey