Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Consensus Government

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4 comments:

B. Raggie said...

I too share a great dislike for partisan politics. I absolutely refuse to believe that two groups of individuals (call them parties if you wish) who share the same knowledge and information and also live it the same environment can differ so comprehensibly on matters such as wrongs, rights, illegalities, legalities and just about anything which comes up for debate. (I am basing my views on what I've seen in the politics of the great USA and of course our own politics here in St. Lucia.)There must be a considerable measure of blind (partisan) support on both sides of the isle. Who are they trying to fool, the rest of the world or one another?
Bottom line is I do not believe it is right for any party to pass laws or gain legal parliamentary approval for anything which requires such just because they have the majority of members in parliament. Okay, so I'm no legal pundit but here's what this layman proposes (in crude form of course) for our constitution in the future if we must continue along these similar party politics.
At the first meeting of the house after a general election or when there is any known change in the makeup of the house (as far as support for the ruling side and the opposition is concerned), a number of independent individuals of immaculate stature shall be elected (or selected) to sit in the house with the ability to vote like any other elected member. The result must equate to a situation whereby the number of opposition votes plus the number of independent votes must exceed the the number of ruling votes by a margin of one or two (you decide). This would make it impossible for ruling parties to pass laws strictly along party lines but will have to convince at least two opposition or independents voters to side with them. Also anytime there is a floor crossing by a parliamentarian depending on which side benefits from the crossing, two independents will have to be added or subtracted accordingly.
This again I must say is just my humble contribution as a layperson but perhaps an authority can take this idea and use something out of it.

September 20, 2011 at 1:18 PM
Anonymous said...

Eh gonna happen. There are at least 4 parties in the country, pick a side.

September 21, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Kensley Peter Charlemagne said...

Thanks for the contribution Raggie. What we are up against are the POWERS that be. The will not relinquish that power easily. If fact I dare to say, they will not want to relinquish it at all. We cannot wait on the altruism of politicians for change to occur. The people must make it their mandate.

September 22, 2011 at 1:21 PM
NUFF,SLP LOVE. said...

THEIR MANDATE????

REMEMBER I HAVE SAID TO YOU MR.KENSLEY.

IT WILL TAKE US 100YRS.TO EMBRACE YOUR TYPE OF IDEA?
GOOD LUCK TO YOU AGAIN.

September 22, 2011 at 1:45 PM

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