Drew: Thanks for this insight. I believe that these reasonings are not what sociocracy was designed for.

I live in a town of 15,000 in Canada. There are about another 15,000 in the rural district and nearby villages that surround this town. There is a lot of "I can do whatever I want on my land" sentiment. Probably a noisy minority.

We have regulations both in town and in the county. When these regulations offend some people, they let the world know. Yet they cannot muster the political unity to elect councilors who take more of a leave-them-alone approach to municipal governance.

One of the problems with sociocracy (that I see) is its principle of consent, which means everyone must agree. There is training that provides ways for facilitators to find that consent. Without these facilitators, consent is less likely--given our current psyche. But I can see the consent principle being used to thwart any action not in line with a personal agenda.

You might have some insights into how well this new system is working--and that can be turned into a Medium article.