I am all for banning parties altogether. What we need is objective people without party agendas that can work together to govern. As I keep saying, chuck the crap out and keep the good from each rather than choosing both the good AND the bad from one.
I'm not for banning anything (politically speaking). If enough people favour independents, more will get elected.
That would be fine if people didn't rely on the media to hand feed them their opinions.
Cannuck, a non-partisan system does not necessarily mean that parties are banned, but simply that they are not officially acknowledged.
Maybe the people that want to ban parties should ban the media. Maybe they can even ban the internet or public meetings.
i am all for banning parties altogether. What we need is objective people without party agendas that can work together to govern. As i keep saying, chuck the crap out and keep the good from each rather than choosing both the good and the bad from one.
Well, that's what I meant; that a "party" would have no official capacity. I think it would cut down on the amount of propaganda used by 3rd parties to sway our voting decisions.http://forums.canadiancontent.net/canadian-politics/83908-woudl-you-favour-non-partisan.html
There, I created a poll for it here.
Cannuck, a non-partisan system does not necessarily mean that parties are banned, but simply that they are not officially acknowledged. A person could still be a member of a party, but no party name would appear on his ballot, his party membership woudl not be acknowledged in Parliament (so the PM must be elected by the house), and so caucuses are caucuses of the House rather than party caucuses, etc.
It doesn't necessarily mean that parties are banned per se.
Well, that's what I meant; that a "party" would have no official capacity. I think it would cut down on the amount of propaganda used by 3rd parties to sway our voting decisions.
Not what I meant, M. I meant the 3rd party crap that I hear on the radio these days. Where union A, which is pro-*some-left-party* doesn't like MLA Barnet Suchandsuch because they are a m,ember of the "evil" party. Basically 3rd party muckraking ads are what I don't want to hear.
Isn't this basically what the STV is supposed to do for us? That is pretty much my understanding and I think it is both you and I who said that is about all we will probably vote for in this upcoming election.I am all for banning parties altogether. What we need is objective people without party agendas that can work together to govern. As I keep saying, chuck the crap out and keep the good from each rather than choosing both the good AND the bad from one.
Hi Bob,
Haven't seen you around for awhile.