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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostEWr, this is a catch isn't it?
an ant's nest?
No. there must be a way of giving everyone the vote without all the trappings that are causing many of the problems we see today.
It would avoid a lot of corruption as well. The current system encourages corruption
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostPoll Idol
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"Put your X by the law you want" factor
I like it.
which was the best process, voting Susan Boyle to be the hairy angel or Bliar taking the country to war in Iraq ?
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Monarchy or dictatorship + sham referendum system. Everyone has an equal vote (worth zero) can propose laws or vote how you like (might end up disappearing though).Comment
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Originally posted by Scary View PostMonarchy or dictatorship + sham referendum system. Everyone has an equal vote (worth zero) can propose laws or vote how you like (might end up disappearing though).
it's not democracy.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postfail
it's not democracy.
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Originally posted by Scary View PostSure it is, in the same way the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI like it.
which was the best process, voting Susan Boyle to be the hairy angel or Bliar taking the country to war in Iraq ?
Iraq... based on one mans mission, cost billions in pounds and hundreds of thousands of lives
Hairy Angel... generated millions in premium call rate revenues and no one diedCoffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostHere is the problem
Devise a system for democratic government
1 no parties
2 no politicians
3 no expenses
4 no elections
5 no political lobbying
6 everyone gets an equal vote
7 the beaurocracy/civil service does not have a new direction every 5 years
8 everyone gets a chance to propose law
9 everyone gets a chance to vote on new law
You asked for a system, not a practical mechanism.
Alternatively, the Tranai method: anyone who wants to accept the job of president can do so. Any citizen who disapproves of the president can register a negative vote. After a threshold of negative votes is reached, the president's head is automatically blown off.Step outside posh boyComment
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Originally posted by Tarquin Farquhar View PostDemocracy as Aristotle understood it: every citizen forms an equal part of the government. All may take part in every vote.
You asked for a system, not a practical mechanism.
Alternatively, the Tranai method: anyone who wants to accept the job of president can do so. Any citizen who disapproves of the president can register a negative vote. After a threshold of negative votes is reached, the president's head is automatically blown off.
there must be a mechanism.
and we dont want any more tranny's here
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