Submission ELLIOTT-0441 (Online)
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Submission By | Peter Elliott |
Address | Duncan, BC, |
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Date | 20040520 |
Category | Democratic government |
Abstract
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We would like a system of voting for our
representatives, parties, and for government that is fair, and
avoids wastage of voting privileges through a lack of choice
because of party size. [1 page]
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Submission Content
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We, the people of British Columbia, agree to and propose a
system of voting for our representatives, parties, and for
government that is fair, and avoids wastage of voting privileges
through a lack of choice because of party size. That is
to enhance the importance of the popular vote.
We, the people, wish to see more in the way of checks and balances
than those
existing with the FPTP (First Past The Post) system as it exists
presently; which distorts the will of the electorate resulting in a
lack of representation in toto within the
government. We need to see in operation a more holistic
view of the final Assembly which mirrors the voting population .
We, the people, wish to see an end to adversarial
politics in favour of a more: compassionate, consensual,
cooperative government. (The best example of this has
been seen in the history of parliament when a minority government
had to work together with the opposition for the
benefit of the society i.e. British Columbians.)
We, the people , wish to widen the scope and education of the
voting population to encourage all to be a part of their own
government (even, perhaps, Australian-style, to make the vote a
compulsory duty of the citizenship.!!)
We, the people, want to see a transparency in the run up to the
elections in that no candidate is accepting monies from special
interest groups, corporations or block voters, and that a cap be
placed on donations from individuals.
We, the people, need to see our own British Columbian Constitution
which mirrors our own provincial society as it exists
today; and that this Constitution flows
naturally from the Federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and is
implemented by a truly democratic government which is
constantly accountable to its citizenship while in the legislature.
This means a built-in recall system which is readily available and
authentic.
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