Virtually everyone involved in the effort to liberate Pacifica agrees that we must have democratic process in the administration of Pacifica and the stations, but there's been very little discussion in open forums about how much democracy is necessary in a restructured Pacifica.
Some people feel queasy about putting direct power in the hands of listener sponsors.
In this they are in accord with the founders of Pacifica who left all decisions over the direction of the network in the hands of the boards. Not everyone views this question through the same lens, however. Many listeners feel their contributions should make them voting members of the Pacifica Foundation. Others may have concerns about putting their jobs in listener's hands, and some may even be reluctant to share the power the current structure gives them. Their concerns are understandable, but if Pacifica is to avoid repeating the crisis of the last year, the question of democratization has to be viewed from the perspective of the needs of the whole network and from the angle of listener empowerment.