Just as the quality of the political class reflects their constituencies, so does the quality of the "liberators" class.
In either case, there are the same self-seeking actions, the lack of morals and the same perversions. I guess that has been documented well enough on either side. Come to think of it, neither is a choice! And if indeed the constituencies make their choices right, the system would work. Any system. So why change it? --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can sense the desperation and the despondence over > the state of affairs. > > Unfortunately Mridul, such a state of mind would not > take anyone anywhere. > > Politicians only reflect their constituencies. If > the constituents > are either apathetic or are ill-informed then > nothing would change. > To make matters worse, the system promotes and > rewards wrong-doers > and non-performers. The able and the wise cannot get > elected. The > system does not make any provisions to bring on > board those who are > capable and ethical. > > So, those who know better, must get involved, and > fight to change the > system so that the able and the ethical can get > elected, without > selling their souls to vested interests. > > cm > > > > > > At 9:29 AM +0530 12/9/04, mridul bhuyan wrote: > >I sometimes wonder, suppose due to some natural > disaster or > >something, all the politicians are dead. Will it > make any difference > >in day to day running of the Govt. minus the > politicians. I think > >the country will be more prosperous and will run > very smoothly. > > > >Mridul > > > > >From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: [Assam] From the ToI > > >Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 07:46:49 -0600 > > > > > >A heartwarming report from the house of the > world's greatest > > >democracy: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >'Who's speaking? This is Parliament of India' > > > > > >IANS[ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 08, 2004 06:17:31 PM ] > > > > > >NEW DELHI: Disgust and anger were writ large on > their faces as they > > >trooped out of the visitors' gallery of the Lok > Sabha after > > >witnessing yet another ugly fracas in the lower > house of Parliament > > >Wednesday when MPs stalled proceedings. > > > > > > "I did not travel all the way to see this," > said R P Yadav, who > > >had come with a dozen people from his village, > Sant Bansti Nagar, in > > >Uttar Pradesh. > > > > > > "Nothing could be heard. They were shouting > all the time. People > > >in our village market behave better," Yadav, a > trader, said, > > >referring to the unruly scenes in the house. > > > > > > The bout of lung clearing by members of the > opposition and > > >treasury benches was triggered by a reference by > the opposition to > > >the running feud between two senior ministers -- > Lalu Yadav and Ram > > >Vilas Paswan. > > > > > > All the pleas and threats by Speaker Somnath > Chatterjee as he > > >sought to restore some semblance of order went > in vain. > > > > > > The angry gesticulations and diatribes changed > to slogan shouting > > >when a member referred to the drought-like > situation in many parts > > >of Rajasthan and the state government's failure > to tackle the > > >situation. > > > > > > "This is becoming too much. It is a matter of > great sorrow... > > >unfortunate that we do not show the minimum > patience to see that > > >this house carry on with its work," the > avuncular Chatterjee said, > > >raising his voice above the all-round din. > > > > > > "Those who raise slogans will have to face > consequences," he > > >warned as the shouting continued. > > > > > > "This is the parliament of India. This can't > go on," Chatterjee > > >announced in exasperation to no avail. > > > > > > "The whole country is watching us, including > boys and girls," he > > >said during a lull that hardly lasted a few > moments. > > > > > > "Who is speaking?" Chatterjee demanded as > another round of storm > > >brewed. "If you have courage, stand up," he > challenged. > > > > > > > > >"I am requesting you with folded hands (to > maintain order). The > > >entire country is seeing how we are behaving," > the speaker added. > > > > > > "Unruly elements," he muttered. > > > > > > "It was shameful," said a 30ish woman in a > grey salwar-kameez, > > >agreeing wholeheartedly with the speaker as she > came out of the > > >visitors' gallery. > > > > > > "They should behave in a more civilized way," > she said. > > > > > > Her name? "I can't give you my name because my > father is a > > >member," she said as she breezed down the > staircase but promised to > > >have a serious discussion with him. > > > > > > Said Sanjiv Babbar from Delhi: "This is not > what we expect from > > >our MPs. They should learn to conduct debates in > a civilized > > >manner." > > > > > > Mitiliesh Kumar, a college teacher from > Jharkhand, could not agree > > >more. "It is a useless waste of time. You have > to see to believe how > > >indisciplined they are. > > > > > > "There are many ways to raise an issue. They > behave like street > > >urchins," he said in disgust. > > > > > > According to a reliable estimate, every lost > hour of business in > > >parliament costs the nation over Rs 800,000. > > > > > > On Wednesday, the people's representatives did > not appear to be > > >unduly worried about that. > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Assam mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > > > > >Mailing list FAQ: > > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > > >To unsubscribe or change options: > > >http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > > > >VeriProfile. > <http://g.msn.com/8HMBENIN/2731??PS=47575>Now verify > > >your partner's profile on BharatMatrimony.com > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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