Statue to freedom - the famous
Victory - was erected on the island of Samothrace,
possibly to commemorate a naval victory by the Greeks against foes who would
enslave them.
(If you click on
the image above it will lead you to some Greek history)
Pour version française cliquez ici
DEMOCRACY
Democracy is the very last thing
that politicians, those who finance their political campaigns, their political
appointees, and the vast majority of government employees want to see.
Reduce your tax burden by at least 50 %
and solve problems you think should be solved
Election of
politicians and their stay in power
In a democracy, politicians are
elected, but also removed from office upon the will of its citizens.
For all practical purposes, the
present system of electing politicians for a 5 years term in office enables
them to do whatever they please, and get away with it.
We have a wired country, don’t
we? So why not use it?
A system of voting via the
Internet or by telephone would enable citizens to vote, on an ongoing basis, on
the stay in power of any politician, and; should a politician not receive more
than 50% of votes for three consecutive months, he/she could be dismissed
automatically. Hence, on major issues, politicians would have to submit their
views to citizens for approval before putting them into law.
The public place could be made of the Medias, the Internet, and any
other mean of communication deemed appropriate, such as places designed
specifically for that purpose, say as an example, akin to Theatres of
ancient Greece.
Senators and political appointees
Should the purpose of senators be for citizens to fill up their pockets with
citizens’ money disguised as their paychecks?
If senators do not want to be in the senate
for the honor of serving their country and citizens, what do we need them for?
I have no objection at paying them their expenses justifiable as a result of
their function, but most certainly would not pay them a salary.
A democracy cannot survive if its structure can be influenced by
corruption
The following view point and
method may seem extremist at first glance, but if the people concerned by it
really are people of integrity, why would they object?
To clean up our governments,
an effective solution would be to form an organization of which the mandate
would be to test the integrity of politicians and government employees, in the
same spirit of thought as the Abscam
trial that took place in the United States in 1980.
To all government employees
(judges, politicians, bureaucrats, etc.) it would be reminded, once a month, of
the ongoing test of those who receive a government pay check and the
consequence of accepting bribes.
Example: “Do not
accept bribes. Anyone found guilty of accepting a bribe, or its equivalent, of
more than $20, will be sentenced to 10 years in jail, without any possibility,
whatsoever, of conditional release; if you are not certain if what you are
being offered constitutes a bribe, talk to your boss about it”
If there would be anyone amongst them who
would not like the idea of being sent to jail for ten years for taking a $20
bribe, all they would need do is not accept bribes. Does it have to be
complicated? If such a system would be implemented, you’d see rats exiting our
governments like you never thought possible.
Free speech
Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democracy. The contents of free
speech are never politically correct. Free speech as such does not exist
in Canada; for in Canada and other countries of the so-called Free World you
can say anything you want, provided that what you say is politically correct
(in agreement with the ideologies of politicians in power — exactly like in a
totalitarian system disguised as a democracy — like Canada).
Is it not destroying us all, political
correctness imposed upon us and our children by idealists and
pseudo-intellectuals (politicians, and some special interest groups)? Why
not get rid of those who want to impose their ideologies upon us and our children?
The Medias are currently free to print
whatever they want, about anyone and anything, without those whom they speak of
having an opportunity to effectively contest what is said about them, for the
Medias have the choice to publish, or not publish (and if they do publish, the
choice to edit), responses to their news reporting and comments. What if
the Medias would be obliged, by law, to provide equal writing space or air time
to those whom the Medias reported or commented about? Would such a law
curtail the freedom of speech of the Medias?
Taxpayers’ money
Any
reason why our governments cannot be operated like corporations?
Fed up of seeing your hard earned money
distributed to special interest groups, or squandered on whatever politicians
and their friends fancy? (e.g., those who finance their political campaigns and
their political appointees). Income tax forms could easily contain a
section reserved for donations to nonessential services and special interest
groups.
Example: Say you think this or that organization or special interest group is
under funded, you could opt for a donation of, say $1000, specifically for
funding it. If you would not like the idea of seeing your money go to
this or that organization or special interest group, you would simply not give
them anything. In other words, with a democratic system, you would have
the option of paying taxes on the bare essentials, or paying taxes on the bare
essentials and whichever cause(s) you think should get your money.
Problem
resolution
If we would live in a democracy,
we would be able to solve such problems as unemployment, homelessness,
poverty, overpopulation,
pollution, global warming, the
wars that we will have to face up to in the coming years, to name only a
few. Moreover, our fiscal burden would be reduced by at least 50%.
Unfortunately, history shows that only armed revolutions bring about
significant changes.
—
Daniel Guibord
Erich Fromm, au sujet de la liberté et de
la démocratie
Pro-liberty and anti-liberty quotes
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will
make violent revolution inevitable. — John F. Kennedy
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