Gordon Robinson: Westminster Dictatorship

[Sir X]

The only way forward is a determination to give Jamaica a chance at true democracy; to begin with abolition of our pretend monarchy; to fundamentally alter our Constitution, so Government will be forced to perform in the light of day rather than in the darkness of perpetual night; to give voters a say in government and to make the elected continuously accountable to electors; to ensure no prime minister can behave like a king or queen; to at least create democratic institutions like fixed election dates, direct election of prime minister, selection by registered party members (not just delegates) of constituency candidates for general elections AND of party leaders; and certainty in the number and names of ministries (no MP should be able leverage a prime Minister to add his name willy-nilly to an open-ended list of ministers). These are minimum requirements for any hope of ‘prosperity’.

Until we address THIS deficiency in public life, we will be spitting in the wind forever. We can change T-shirt colours as often as we like; give away election goodies like tax reductions; whine interminably ex post facto about decisions we knew nothing about when they were being contemplated (e.g., ‘FINSAC’; Dudus defence; Outameni); Jamaica won’t progress, won’t show any but the most fleeting economic growth and won’t EVER fulfil its massive potential. Corrupt politicians will prosper. The rest of us will suck salt through a wooden spoon.
Peace and love.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/f...r-dictatorship



Ahhhhhh sah ....lol, how long mi a tell unnu ? Seeing that we are a nation of followers , Trumps call for electoral reform , and Sanders crying about the shitstem being rigged, no doubt some in Jamaica will begin to echo said call.LOUDER !

[Reggaedoc]

The only way forward is a determination to give Jamaica a chance at true democracy; to begin with abolition of our pretend monarchy; to fundamentally alter our Constitution, so Government will be forced to perform in the light of day rather than in the darkness of perpetual night; to give voters a say in government and to make the elected continuously accountable to electors; to ensure no prime minister can behave like a king or queen; to at least create democratic institutions like fixed election dates, direct election of prime minister, selection by registered party members (not just delegates) of constituency candidates for general elections AND of party leaders; and certainty in the number and names of ministries (no MP should be able leverage a prime Minister to add his name willy-nilly to an open-ended list of ministers). These are minimum requirements for any hope of ‘prosperity’.

Until we address THIS deficiency in public life, we will be spitting in the wind forever. We can change T-shirt colours as often as we like; give away election goodies like tax reductions; whine interminably ex post facto about decisions we knew nothing about when they were being contemplated (e.g., ‘FINSAC’; Dudus defence; Outameni); Jamaica won’t progress, won’t show any but the most fleeting economic growth and won’t EVER fulfil its massive potential. Corrupt politicians will prosper. The rest of us will suck salt through a wooden spoon.
Peace and love.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/f...r-dictatorship



Ahhhhhh sah ....lol, how long mi a tell unnu ? Seeing that we are a nation of followers , Trumps call for electoral reform , and Sanders crying about the shitstem being rigged, no doubt some in Jamaica will begin to echo said call.LOUDER !

I have been saying that for a long time. The Westminster system is the biggest farce in history. England doesn't even have a constitution, and that's the system we have chosen to swallow hook, line and sinker. It's laughable. It makes a certain subset of idiot Jamaicans continue to be the Cardboard-Britons they want to be.

[Sir X]

....Spread the word brethren,its something I never tire of preaching,we have a democratic dictatorship! The citizens don't elect its leader but the delegates do,so is the leader accountable to delegates or its citizens?

If it were a democracy that question would not even come up,I have said all what the writer said,posed probing questions and my conclusion is Jamaica is screwed until this shitstem is overhauled from top to bottom!

[Reggaedoc]

....Spread the word brethren,its something I never tire of preaching,we have a democratic dictatorship! The citizens don't elect its leader but the delegates do,so is the leader accountable to delegates or its citizens?

If it were a democracy that question would not even come up,I have said all what the writer said,posed probing questions and my conclusion is Jamaica is screwed until this shitstem is overhauled from top to bottom!

Yep. Until it is abandoned and totally downstroyed.

[Sir X]

Ja's Government still corrupt, lacks transparency — 2015 report

To bolster its claim, the report stated: “The government continued efforts to interdict and prosecute officials’ corrupt practices and raise public awareness on corruption. Media and civil society organisations, however, continued to criticise the Director of Public Prosecution for being slow and at times reluctant to prosecute corruption cases.”

For example, the DPP did not order an investigation of a former mayor for nepotism in the award of public contracts until after a court, in December, ruled in favor of the Contractor General in deciding the DPP could prosecute, the report said.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lates...---2015-report

Guy Fawkes mi say .