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Wayne Coady

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I feel it is time to get rid of political parties.

Political Party's are nothing more than vehicles used to hijack what should be the people system of governing. So maybe it is time to start electing independent candidates whom are free of the party shackles.

It is time we elect candidates who will represent the constituencies , not some gang that control a political party to use for "their" benefit. I feel that these independent canditades sign an agreement to work on behalf of the constituency and if the candidate breaks trust , then they can be recalled.

Maybe it is time the voter / taxpayer had control , not these gangs known as political party's.

Topics: Modernising Democracy
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    Lawren Jones 10+

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    Mar 15 2013: The two-party political system is an unintended side effect of the First Past the Post voting system most of us use. A change to the Preferential voting system would solve this, as well as other problems caused by FPTP (gerrymandering in particular).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-past-the-post_voting

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_voting_systems
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      Wayne Coady

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      Mar 16 2013: As long as a party is in control of our system , we will never get rid of the corruption. Political Party's are nothing more than legalized gangs. This is why many citizens are turning away from the ballot box, these days. I cannot bring myself to support a political system that is rife in corruption and uses the very system to abuse the citizens who voted for them.

      I think that the fewer people who show up at election time the faster this present corrupt system will fall. If democracy is based on the 50+1% , then what happens when the number of voter turn out falls below that threashold ? I might suggest once the turnout drops to lets say 49.9 %, the system has failed.

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