Snouts in the Trough, again
All parties seek to retain the graft process: the Citizenry are required to vote about every five years and award their (irrevocable) proxy to some or other boar with it's snout in the trough. Although it is said that anyone can stand for election against these swine, in practice, the only way to get your snout wet is to suckle up to the "men in grey suits" of an established party, and then essentially DROP YOUR SHORTS and become a boar oneself.
That modern technology supersedes the need for this archaic process (ask your bank if it has found ways to reliably identify who is entering remote transactions) is entirely lost on the incumbents. Or more accurately, it TERRIFIES them!
If our proxiesa were given over only to the mundane business of Parliament, and web-based general polls, essentially referenda (every day for those who wish to partake!) , became the norm, we would rid ourselves of these parasitic silver-tongued, silver-spooned spivs once and for all.
Will it happen?
Power is a strongly addictive commodity.
Those having it are hugely reluctant to give it up: look at Gordon Brown's current behaviour. he actually believes that he has a chance to be elected by us (for the first time, note)!!!!!!
That's fine..... the longer he believes that, the more likely he is to get his just deserts with minimal fuss, and maximum speed......
[Dick's Politics is indebted to Adonis First from The Sports Exchange (www.testpunt.ning.com) for this well-argued rant on a continuing theme of Snouts in the Trough]
That modern technology supersedes the need for this archaic process (ask your bank if it has found ways to reliably identify who is entering remote transactions) is entirely lost on the incumbents. Or more accurately, it TERRIFIES them!
If our proxiesa were given over only to the mundane business of Parliament, and web-based general polls, essentially referenda (every day for those who wish to partake!) , became the norm, we would rid ourselves of these parasitic silver-tongued, silver-spooned spivs once and for all.
Will it happen?
Power is a strongly addictive commodity.
Those having it are hugely reluctant to give it up: look at Gordon Brown's current behaviour. he actually believes that he has a chance to be elected by us (for the first time, note)!!!!!!
That's fine..... the longer he believes that, the more likely he is to get his just deserts with minimal fuss, and maximum speed......
[Dick's Politics is indebted to Adonis First from The Sports Exchange (www.testpunt.ning.com) for this well-argued rant on a continuing theme of Snouts in the Trough]
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