From: | "M. Kolar" <wddm(at)mkolar.org> |
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Date: | Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:07:46 -0700 |
Subject: | Role of executive - Re: [WDDM] Truer Democracy |
Dear All,....
I totally agree with what Eric Lim has stated but unfortunately what I
have stated earlier seems to be have been misunderstood. By 'rule by
representatives' I meant what Eric has in mind - 'rule with the
consent of the governed'. I am totally against party politics. But I
feel that we still need to elect our representatives - all of them as
independents - free from any party obligations. This will ensure that
we will have a partyless mechanism within the elected house to carry
out the business.
On the other hand Mark as well as many advocating DD are totally
against having anything to do with representatives. Jiri Polak's
formulation of semi-direct democracy also does not fit into it. Mark,
kindly clarify further. Whatever be our differences regarding the
nomenclature, we are united in the spirit of ushering in a truer
democracy and ending the pseudo-democracy that is prevalent. However
differences have to be sorted out to formulate a workable action plan.
Mirek, answering your concern: What I meant was that we do need to put
our trust on representatives who are independents, free from party
obligations, assuming that the partyless mechanism within the elected
house would enable them to act according to their conscience. It is
still possible that some may get elected as independents and after
that behave in a partisan manner favouring a particular political
party (kept out of bounds from the elected house) or group. The press
and other pressure groups would expose such deviations and the voters
can always recall them.
PVR