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Decisions
Decisions are made in a series of "nested councils." Councils at the most local level send delegates to the higher councils. Delegates can vote how they want as long, but unlike in representative democracy, they are rotating and immediately recallable. The reason the delegates are not strictly bound to vote based on a mandate, Shalom says, is that such a strict procedure would prevent the higher-level councils from being deliberative bodies. Councils try to get full consensus but fall back on majority voting when consensus is not possible. Shalom adds, "the higher-level councils will only vote on matters that are relatively non-controversial. Whenever a vote is close (or when enough lower councils insist), the decision is returned to the lower councils for a decision."[1]
Each council above the local level has a council court, made of randomly-selected members serving perhaps staggered two-year terms. They review the council's decisions and overturn decisions that oppress minorities.[2]
