Entry Criteria
- Verified local or regional issue logs
- Affected-population and harm profile
- Subsidiarity assessment showing why escalation is needed
Layer 1 — Civic Signal Grid
Is the problem real, measurable, and scoped at the right governance level?
Gate Profile
Institution: Sortition Citizen Panels + Local Issue Logs
Mandate: Collects civic problems, field-level tradeoffs, and lived constraints before policy drafting starts.
In plain terms: The system listens first, using rotating citizens and local data, not only party professionals.
Why this gate exists: It improves subsidiarity and prevents central planners from solving the wrong problem.
Exit Criteria
- Prioritized problem queue with evidence strength
- Problem statement accepted by panel majority
- Escalation recommendation to design layer
Primary Outputs
- Problem briefs with baseline metrics
- Tradeoff map from citizen and operator feedback
- Scope boundary (local, regional, national)
Failure Triggers and Escalation
- Signal capture by organized interests
- Low representativeness in panel participation
- Issue inflation without measurable harm criteria
Escalation rule: If signal quality is weak, issue remains local until evidence threshold and representativeness conditions are met.
Bodies Operating in This Gate
Civic Signal Panels
Members: Civic Jurors
Lead title: Panel Convenor
Purpose: Captures lived problems, local tradeoffs, and citizen-priority queues.
Local Issue Registry
Members: Signal Registrars
Lead title: Regional Registrar
Purpose: Maintains public problem logs and tracks unresolved policy pressure points.
For full selection mechanics, see Bodies and Titles.
Constitutional Rationale
Operationalizes subsidiarity and anti-capture by grounding agenda-setting in transparent civic signals.
Gate Navigation
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