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[Michael Miroslav Korcok <mk48@cornell.edu>]

2 suggestions:

1) just dump #6: anthropocentrism/biocentrism

it is a dichotomy which makes little sense and it seems to me to present 
a forced choice for no particularly good reason.  the sane folk in the 
world respect both anthropocentrism and biocentrism - humans are, after 
all, a very nice part of the biological world.

furthermore, it would leave 5 topics on the ballot - that's plenty.

2) change #2 into a policy/value topic.  something like

R: environmental policy should embrace the principles of deep ecology.

it won't make it particularly more attractive for me, but it would mean 
5 policy resolutions to choose from, with 2 containing a heavy VALUES 
component (deep eco and species rights).  

it would also ease, i hope, the concerns of the NDT committee.
the decision about whether or not to "meet" has been made:  let's not 
screw it up.  if there are folks who don't want a joint topic they 
should say so:  voting for one of the two "values" topics only makes 
this year a big mess.

so ...

5 topics on the ballot and make them all policy.

thank you for reading,
michael korcok

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