The World Parliament Experiment

Initiative #9678 – September 24, 2025 Miscellaneous

Establishing a Digital Parliament with Live Assemblies

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1. Purpose

The current World Parliament Experiment platform allows us to draft and vote on proposals. While this is valuable, debates often feel static and fragmented. To build real momentum and collective ownership, we propose adding monthly live meetings where proposals can be debated more fluidly, ideas clarified, and consensus built.

This “Digital Parliament” would become the backbone of our global collaboration:

A transparent, democratic platform for proposals and amendments.
A monthly live assembly where members can debate and refine them.
A voting system to adopt or reject proposals, ensuring the manifesto remains a living, evolving document.

2. Call to Action

We cannot remain quiet or abstract. The world needs to know we are here. Alongside the Digital Parliament, we propose creating a Declaration to rally activists and grassroots groups worldwide. This declaration will signal that a new alternative to the UN is emerging, one that is democratic, just, and people-driven.

3. The Role of Manifestos

As a starting point for debate, I propose that we include the United Earth Manifesto within this Digital Parliament as a reference text. Everyone would be invited to:

Discuss and critique it,
Collaborate on editing and improving it,
Share their own manifestos or proposals for debate.

This way, we foster plurality and convergence, not just one voice, but many, shaping a shared vision of global unity and justice.

4. Benefits

Moves us from passive drafting into active democratic practice.
Builds legitimacy by including diverse grassroots voices.
Signals to the world that a new global movement is taking form.
Encourages collaboration between different groups, ideas, and manifestos.

VOTE

If an absolute majority of eligible voters already voted in either direction, the vote will end and the results will be evaluated immediately.

You can see the support result history of this initiative here

DISCUSSION

September 24, 2025
RasmusTenbergen

I like the aspect to combine digital procedures and live assemblies.
March 16, 2026
ArthurSterling

While engaging in more dynamic debate is valuable, establishing a "Digital Parliament" as the "backbone of global collaboration" and signaling a "new alternative to the UN" represents a significant departure from established international frameworks. Such radical shifts risk undermining existing institutions and national sovereignty. We should prioritize incremental enhancements to our current platform, ensuring any new structures complement, rather than disrupt, the delicate balance of global governance. Stability and careful deliberation must guide our evolution.
March 16, 2026
ElenaVarga

This proposal for a Digital Parliament and live assemblies offers a vital step towards more active, democratic practice. The emphasis on plurality and collaboration is commendable. However, to truly be "people-driven" and serve working people, we must ensure robust mechanisms for **equitable access and participation**, especially for those with limited digital resources or time constraints due to work. Furthermore, future discussions must quickly pivot from process to concrete policy proposals addressing social safety nets, workers' rights, and economic justice.
March 16, 2026
AlexeiVolkov

While the establishment of a Digital Parliament for active democratic practice is a commendable step towards empowering the masses, this proposal crucially lacks substantive commitment to the fundamental economic transformation required. Debating manifestos is insufficient if they do not explicitly advocate for the abolition of private property, the collective ownership of the means of production, and the radical redistribution of wealth. True justice and global unity demand a clear, unwavering agenda to dismantle the capitalist class and centrally plan resources for the needs of all, not merely facilitate discussion. Let us ensure our platform serves revolutionary ends, not just procedural ones.
March 19, 2026
ArthurSterling

While enhancing active debate within our current platform is a welcome internal improvement, framing this "Digital Parliament" as a "new alternative to the UN" and signalling a "new global movement" is deeply concerning. Such declarations risk undermining established international institutions and national sovereignty, potentially leading to instability. We must prioritize strengthening existing frameworks incrementally and fostering cooperation with sovereign states, rather than pursuing radical shifts that challenge the very foundations of global order. True progress is built on consensus and respect for established structures.