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 the telephone system 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 or implementing them.
The public place could be composed 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 legitimate 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 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 checks and the consequence
of accepting a bribe. 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 take
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 fascist and totalitarian
system disguised as a democracy).
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
Fed up of seeing your hard earned money distributed to special interest groups, or squandered on whatever it is politicians and their friends (e.g., their political appointees) fancy? 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 other 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 J.M. 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
|
This Web page to democracy was maintained in place by the following people, while I was imprisoned, in inhuman conditions of incarceration, for having fought for democracy, liberty and justice: |
|
VIF Internet. They are one of the best, if not the best Internet service provider, here in Canada. |
|
Tennyson Maxwell Information Systems, Inc. They engineered the best web spider of all web spiders on the Internet: Teleport Pro |