Governing for Living Peace

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This page will contain ideas for developing governing patterns that prioritize cooperation and inclusion.

Prioritizing Diplomacy Through Peace

  • Department of Peace Origins
    • 1793: Benjamin Rush, Founding Father https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Peace
    • 1947: Representative Everett Dirksen (R-Illinois) introduced a bill for “A Peace Division in the State Department”.
    • 1955 to 1968: Eighty-five Senate and House of Representative bills were introduced calling for a United States Department of Peace.
    • 2005 This legislation was introduced into the U.S. Senate (S. 1756) and re-introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 3760) in September of 2005.
  • Truth and Reconciliation Commissions

Decision Making Through Consent