The proposal to allow minorities to establish states is anarchistic in view
of the fact that the smallest minority is the individual.
Also not considered is that with corporations being bigger than states,
they will simply be playing one off against the other to "get the best
price for labour."
The only practical way to change from an electoral system to a democratic
system is for the electors in an electoral district to build a consensus
that will give an elected person something to represent.
In the present adversarial environment that can only happen on an issue by
issue basis. It will require co-operative consensus building, not majority
rule.
It is also not neccessary that all electors be involved in the building of
consensus, only those who want to be involved. According to stats that show
only 3% -5 % of canadians are members of political partys, it should not be
difficult to obtain a majorityy on any particular issue.
What is required is the riding or electoral mechanism, the envelope within
which to build that would parallel the electoral mechanism (polling?) but
not be a part of it.
Noam Chomsky said in "Manufacturing Consent" that, in spite of all the NGO
interest groups, there was not a single NGO that was organised to
effectively assist the elected representatives to represent their interests.
All that would be required is that a "few good people" should hold
democracy dearer than their own particular narrow special and pet personal
interests.
A philosopher once said that 'individual happiness is impossible to obtain
without striving first to obtaining the happiness of all.'
Until the people have an effective say in obtaining the laws with which to
govern themseves and equitable administrationof those laws democracy will
remain a utopian pipe dream. That can only be achieved by our elected
representatives representing policies and proceedures, not just people as
numbers.
Regards
Ed G
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Peace and goodwill
Ed Goertzen,
Oshawa, ON, CA
L1G 2S2,
905-576-6699
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Timocracy: A form of governance known in ancient Greece that means
"government by the worthy". While at that time 'worthy' meant property
owning, there is no reason not to define it as "those who want to
participate in the none partisan formation of, and administration of public
affairs in addition to electing represenatives." To be followed by firm
advice to their elected representatives and reporting back to electors.
For further information contact Ed Goertzen at >>[EMAIL PROTECTED]<<
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