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Submitted by Norm on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 12:28pm.
Big protest down there, read about it here.
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Term limits
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 12:32pm.The concept sounds great on the surface, but in my opinion, is a slap in the face of a true democratic rule. If the people want a leader indefinitely and legal elections are held, I don't see the problem.
Dictators suck.
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 6:00pm."Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." -Arundhati Roy
Maybe it's the socialist in me
Submitted by Norm on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 6:10pm.I don't think a nation
Submitted by Rob Richards on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 6:22pm."Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." -Arundhati Roy
One year?
Submitted by Guglielmo on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 11:00am.and?
Submitted by Rob Richards on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 11:14am.I get what you're saying but I think there is a way around it. First and foremost I would decentralize power by putting more into the hands of neighborhood councils. Services (water,sewer,garbage,transportation,etc) would need to be centralized, but I'd split the city budgets between the N.A.'s and let them build their neighborhood however the people living in them want. Each N.A. would have a chair, all of the chairs would meet monthly with the Mayor. The Mayor would be accountable to them, not the other way around. The idea being to keep the power as close to the bottom as possible.
"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing." -Arundhati Roy
That's exactly why
Submitted by Guglielmo on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 11:04am.Quote of the week.
Submitted by Tschida on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 11:31am.One of the great non sequiturs of the left is that, if the free market doesn't work perfectly, then it doesn't work at all-- and the government should step in.
Thomas Sowell
I suppose you're supporting Chavez, then?
Submitted by Phil Owen on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 3:26pm.Heh, heh.
The Canaanite's Call
I've come to terms with my inner socialist
Submitted by Norm on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 1:02pm.I trust human instinct
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 11:20am.I don't think you'll really find that an extremist political position will last indefinitely because the eventuality of such a position is that power becomes abused and popularity changes.
Bush had a great support right after WTC 9/11 and is less than 30% supported 6 years later. His performance drove his popularity down.
I stress that the key to popular democracy is legal and fair elections