by Eddie Johnson
For too long our political system has been under the control of a group of people who have never represented the people that elected them. A person who is elected by a constituency should no longer have the right of personal opinion. Their only concern should be voicing the concerns of the majority of their constituents.
When there is a vote in Parliament the elected representative should simply vote on what the majority of his constituents want.
In the case of Capital punishment personal feelings of morality should not come into the equation. If 60% of the people he represents want a return of Capital Punishment he should be obliged to vote for it.
In the case of voting for a referendum on Europe the same conditions apply. Failure to represent the people should be regarded as an illegal act resulting in the representative losing the right to stand in an election for life.
MP’s are simply mouth pieces for the people, when the wishes of the people are treated with contempt we find ourselves in the situation we have today. Lies and personal gain are the principles our MP’s live by. False promises and dishonest lip service has been the cornerstone of UK politics for decades.
All that is required to run a democratic government is duly elected members of the public that represent the wishes of the people from their area, and a group of legal advisers to ensure no laws are broken in the implementation of any decisions voted upon.
Political parties would be outlawed in business as they are openly rigging results, yet the public have no authority to seek justice in this is matter. Our Monarch is only interested in her private gravy train, the family business and making sure her face stays on stamps.
In reality democracy is probably the most corrupt form of government ever conceived. It is easily manipulated with secret deals and personal interest among the elected membership. Indeed it could be argued that general elections are nothing more than continuing the pretence of a charade we mistakenly call freedom.
Since I was eighteen there has never been a government in power that expressly served the wishes of the people. In fact I struggle to think of one popular government during the entire time. What is needed is a complete change in political philosophy, a change of earthquake magnitude that alters completely the political system of the country. We need a system whereby the wishes of the people are implemented without the personal opinions of a few representatives making undemocratic decisions on our behalf.
We need revolution!
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A small technical point.
If (a big “if”) MPs are just there to vote for what the voters want then, with modern technology, there is no need for MPs at all – the people could simply asked directly (via secure electroinic voting) to decide directly.
I am not saying this is a good thing or a bad thing – but if what matters is the opinion of the people (on specific policy matters) then there is no point in having MPs.
Well, it’s obvious really. One problem is that the sorts of scumbags who nowadays get to become politicos are a sort of hereditary-intellectual-class of GramscoMarxist students, who got stuck in student politics and don’t want to grow up and go out and get a life, like ordinary humans beings do.
To be one of the above-listed scumbags means that you think you know what’s best for everyone else (but not for you of course, because you are cleverer and more educated.)
One solution is to forbid anyone from “entering politics” until he/she is either
(1) Retired,
(2) over 60,
(3) has been a successful brigade-level-field-officer (or equivalent rank in the other services) AND has achieved the desired tactical objectives in at least two different “theatres”,
(4) has “run” Tesco (or similar) – and that doesn’t mean the meat-counter in Formby,
(5) has started a private enterprise, and taken it to moderate success, like £500,000 to £10 million a year gross-sales-before-indirects, WITHOUT becoming a joint-stock-company (and that doesn’t mean “starting a solicitors’ partnership” and running whatever that might be, either.)
The values of natural, pessimistic, skeptical conservatism will therefore become entrenched in the populatioon of those very, very few people who can be bothered to do this thing. GramscoFabiaNazism will thus ne ver get a lookin, as is the right thing to ensure.
If as a Libertarian, I could reliably say, without brickbats and rotten tomatoes coming at me, that “socialist parties of any kind, or candidates under 60, will be prohibited from “standing” (at all) “, then I would.
But you’ll all go “aaaargh, not that mad fellow on the LA again……duuuuuh”
I’d make an exception for Dr Sean Gabb, of course, who is still, I believe, under 60. Mr Richard Blake will be able to confirm or deny this rumour.
An elected representative’s first duty is to his country,his second to his conscience,his third to his constituents. If the second and third clash,his duty is to explain himself. I favour referenda on major issues.
Here’s an interesting perspective if you have got a spare 20 minutes:
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