It occurred to me the other day that the problem with most politicians is that they are actually afraid to do anything very much. Take a normal Member of Parliament in the UK. Does he or she feel absolutely free to make what comments or suggestions they feel are correct? Of course not, they have to tow the party line or take the consequences.
If a political party has a strong leader, that person will not tolerate anyone stepping out of line. Oh they will of course, but they will be penalised when it comes to appointments and positions that are up for grabs! Tow the line, and you will be considered for a position, or at least you will believe that you might have a chance!
What would happen if the 'people' voted individuals into each of the cabinet positions? Would we find suddenly a lot of out spoken people who having said their bit to get elected, now are able to carry through by voicing their opinions in parliament? Or I we going to always have this existing system that is actually not a lot more than a committee with it's hands bound together?
Oh I know that many will say that unless you keep the existing system you will have anarchy, and you can't have people just doing their own thing! Can you?
Jim Tuffin
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