Life Is Not Purgatory
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Our Democracy
Most people who know me understand that I have (more than) a few political opinions. I have always been interested in the political process. It’s pretty much well known that of the role-playing community I am likely the most conservative of the bunch. And in many respects I am small ‘c’ conservative but I also strongly object to the rampant bigotry and ignorance that pervaded most small ‘c’ conservative political parties in Canada.
In elections, I vote for candidates generally, party affiliation is secondary and in this election I am doing something I have never done before… voting for an NPD candidate.
As we see voter turnouts decreasing, I feel there is an actual increase in political awareness, but instead of participation in the electoral process, people have latched on the activism to express their views.
Don and I have been discussing the formation of a new political party… a party that while it could ‘run’ candidates for election, it’s primary goal would be enlist candidates of other political parties as members – a party that as it’s chief goal, is to establish a direct democracy in Canada.
We have the technology able to do so, and with effort and infrastructure directed there we could have an elected executive branch, with the people as the legislature, with a string judicial branch to ensure that minority rights are protected from oppression of the majority.
Stay tuned… I’ll keep you informed.
Most people who know me understand that I have (more than) a few political opinions. I have always been interested in the political process. It’s pretty much well known that of the role-playing community I am likely the most conservative of the bunch. And in many respects I am small ‘c’ conservative but I also strongly object to the rampant bigotry and ignorance that pervaded most small ‘c’ conservative political parties in Canada.
In elections, I vote for candidates generally, party affiliation is secondary and in this election I am doing something I have never done before… voting for an NPD candidate.
As we see voter turnouts decreasing, I feel there is an actual increase in political awareness, but instead of participation in the electoral process, people have latched on the activism to express their views.
Don and I have been discussing the formation of a new political party… a party that while it could ‘run’ candidates for election, it’s primary goal would be enlist candidates of other political parties as members – a party that as it’s chief goal, is to establish a direct democracy in Canada.
We have the technology able to do so, and with effort and infrastructure directed there we could have an elected executive branch, with the people as the legislature, with a string judicial branch to ensure that minority rights are protected from oppression of the majority.
Stay tuned… I’ll keep you informed.
