The history of the British system began with the King, followed
with the creation of the House of Lords (Magna Carta) and finally
the House of Commons. Our system today fails the electorate by not
having the three levels of law making, all independant and all free
voting. I suggest, therefore, a ballot where one vote has two
powers/results. A vote for an Independant would mean a vote for the
Independant candidate and for the at-large Independant nominees
(the same for all parties). The number of Senators would be 50% of
the House. All bills must be freely voted on by the Senate
(including the budget) and the House would have a power of 66.6%
veto power over the Senate.
Senators will only serve three terms nationally; no
professional senators! The Senate would ratify nominees for the
positions of Lieutenant Govenor and superior court judges. As in
the House, all bills need is 50% plus one support. Of
greatest importance, the Senate will NOT be able to
introduce Bills.
In effect, the Senate would be the enemy of the House, not the
PO verses the Cabinet and the Cabinet vs. the House. To
get the 66.6% veto vote will require a 'hamonized' Bill or a surity
of Senate support. Dictator and demi-god political egos will be
surely harnessed and the people should benefit. All systems have
faults and no system is perfect, such is the nature of man.
The question is how to vote for the 30 plus senators; by
counties, or the thirty biggest cities, or by
geographical areas?
Each party would nominate 30+ persons and the Independants could
submit their names with a cheque to the Elections officer who will
draw the lucky winners..the rest will get their letters
returned.
I could see this being disliked by the politians and the
bureaucrats for the obvious reasons....but it would be the best for
the citizens. That is, until time passes and the greed and ego of
the ambitious find ways to circumvent this system and corrupt
it.
Good luck and thank you for your attention and for your
important work.
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