is democracy really democratic?
In today's news, politicians in America are choosing the judges who will decide right and wrong for the next few years. And the Iraqi government is proposing a constitution that will limit women's rights. We call it democracy, but what the people want is severely controlled at every stage by what the leaders want. Anyone who tries to make real progress has a very long and difficult struggle, and will usually fail.
It would be so much better if individuals could just choose their own government and Constitution and legal system, just as they choose their food and their friends. We would soon see which ideas were the best. And for the first time we would have genuine freedom (you get the government you want), responsibility (you pay the real price), and transparency (we can see which ideas really work).
posted by Chris Tolworthy at 9:59 AM
2 Comments:
A part of having states was to allow people more oppertunity to govern in the area they live in, the federal goverment's role was supposed to be limited such as providing defense, thats not happening.
Isn't it funny that a judge should be a non-political position, but it is obvious that politics and biases are deeply ingrained into the system otherwise the two major parties wouldn't be at odds with every nomination.
As a Brit, it's amazing to see how judges in America are appointed by politicians. But I'm not saying our system here is any better. We both have legal systems that half the people do not trust, and that is the REAL issue IMO.
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