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"Trust the Brothers" - another one of the over-used greek system cliches that prove rampant across greekdom . . .
. . . however, this maxim is slightly more important than most, as it proves to be the basis for so much of our strength, success, etc. If you can't trust every brother to make the right decision, there's no reason to continue operation of your organization. Now, pragmatism tells us that dumb mistakes will occur, but this part is unavoidable - these mistakes can occur regardless of how many votes it takes to depledge (or 'dink'). If you want to go to 100% approval, be prepared for every brother's wishes to be shown in a concrete way during the bidding/pledging process. Minority viewpoints will carry intense amounts of weight. YOU WILL lose pledges that you considered to be strong candidates.
But - you will also have instituted a program that, if utilized correctly, will make every brother's say in the future of the chapter carry weight and power. 100% can definitely work, if you train brothers correctly on the decision-making process w/ regard to potential new members. If you don't trust your friends and brothers with this sort of power, first of all don't pass the amendment, and second of all take another look at the reasons why these guys would not make the right decisions and address these.
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