I think the democratic process is supposed to be very simple so I'll have a go at describing it.
In a democracy, all the people have a voice, a vote, a say in the governance of the country.
It is not practical to have every citizen participate in every decision, so candidates are nominated to represent the greater number.
Candidates standing for election to public office canvas for votes among the electorate.
They make an offer to trade their intentions in office (promises) in return for your vote.
You accept their offer and you vote for them. You hand them your voice.
Sounds like a contract to me so I guess they fulfill the contract - right?
Contractually they are obliged to deliver on the terms of the contract.
But actually they do not deliver on the promises, placing them in breach of contract.
Moreover they deliver any number of alternative terms which were never part of the contract, therefore they have defrauded you out of your vote.
Their election manifesto of promises thus also becomes a misrepresentation of their part of the contract - they have falsely advertised their intentions.
They have conned you out of your vote - your voice - and the voice of the people is thus silenced.
Now they have your vote and 'represent' you in the Dail, I guess they vote the way their own local lobby (business) groups want - right?
No.
They vote the way they themselves want to - right?
No.
They are forced, by a system known as "the whip", to vote the way the party leader decides.
So having conned you out of your vote, forgotten the promises they made, all the power of the citizens is handed to the party leader to do with as he pleases and they justify their right to ignore their constituents, the common good, the moral imperative or any lawful reason by asserting that they "have a mandate from the electorate".
WAIT A MINUTE!!!!
The voice of the people is controlled by "a whip"??!!? And all power is held in the hands of a committee of maybe a dozen people .... or even ONE person (if the party leader is particularly strong)!!!
So the LEADER of the party in government - the Taoiseach - he acts in the interest of the people then?
You would think so. But then the last two governments have acted explicitly to put private business interests ahead of the people of Ireland.
WAIT A MINUTE!!! Isn't that TREASON?
yes.
Isn't that COMMUNISM?
No......it can't be....we're a democracy right?
Yes of course. Just keep telling yourself that......
Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fail have turned privately created debt between commercial banks and businesses into government backed financial instruments which will now be traded on the open markets ......
....and the financial sector, which engineered this mess with no loss to itself, will once again be able to generate profits ....this time on the taxes of Irish PAYE workers.
If that's not TREASON then I have no idea what is.
WAKE UP - STAND UP - SPEAK UP - RISE UP
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