How is government going to be better under this one party state you propose?
My proposals are:
1. All MPs have to be a resident of the constituency he or she represents. No one may be parachuted in.
2. There will annual elections of MPs just as if they were CEOs who have to be appointed and re-appointed at every AGM.
3. Party members have to pass an exam along the lines I have outlined at http://thevoiceofreason-ann.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/politics-of-principle-discuss.html
4. Party members have similar rights to Article 4 of the Chinese Communist Party
"Article 4 Party members enjoy the following rights:
(1) To attend relevant Party meetings, read relevant Party documents, and benefit from the Party's education and training.
(2) To participate in the discussion of questions concerning the Party's policies at Party meetings and in Party newspapers and journals.
(3) To make suggestions and proposals regarding the work of the Party.
(4) To make well-grounded criticism of any Party organization or member at Party meetings, to present information or charges against any Party organization or member concerning violations of discipline or the law to the Party in a responsible way, to demand disciplinary measures against such a member, or call for dismissal or replacement of any incompetent cadre.
(5) To participate in voting and elections and to stand for election.
(6) To attend, with the right of self-defense, discussions held by Party organizations to decide on disciplinary measures to be taken against themselves or to appraise their work and behavior; other Party members may also bear witness or argue on their behalf.
(7) In case of disagreement with a Party decision or policy, to make reservations and present their views to Party organizations at higher levels even up to the Central Committee, provided that they resolutely carry out the decision or policy while it is in force.
(8) To put forward any request, appeal, or complaint to higher Party organizations even up to the Central Committee and ask the organizations concerned for a responsible reply.
No Party organization, up to and including the Central Committee, has the right to deprive any Party member of the above-mentioned rights."
5. An aggrieved member has the right to apply for judicial review if he does not feel that the disciplinary tribunal of The Party has arrived at a decision no reasonable tribunal could have arrived at.
Traditionally, there have been three grounds for bringing judicial review proceedings:
• illegality: for example, the decision was not taken in accordance with the law that
regulates it, or goes beyond the powers of the decision making body;
• irrationality: for example, that it was not taken reasonably, or that no reasonable person
could have taken it;
• procedural irregularity: for example, a failure to consult properly or to act in accordance
with natural justice or with the underpinning procedural rules.2
1. All MPs have to be a resident of the constituency he or she represents. No one may be parachuted in.
2. There will annual elections of MPs just as if they were CEOs who have to be appointed and re-appointed at every AGM.
3. Party members have to pass an exam along the lines I have outlined at http://thevoiceofreason-ann.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/politics-of-principle-discuss.html
4. Party members have similar rights to Article 4 of the Chinese Communist Party
"Article 4 Party members enjoy the following rights:
(1) To attend relevant Party meetings, read relevant Party documents, and benefit from the Party's education and training.
(2) To participate in the discussion of questions concerning the Party's policies at Party meetings and in Party newspapers and journals.
(3) To make suggestions and proposals regarding the work of the Party.
(4) To make well-grounded criticism of any Party organization or member at Party meetings, to present information or charges against any Party organization or member concerning violations of discipline or the law to the Party in a responsible way, to demand disciplinary measures against such a member, or call for dismissal or replacement of any incompetent cadre.
(5) To participate in voting and elections and to stand for election.
(6) To attend, with the right of self-defense, discussions held by Party organizations to decide on disciplinary measures to be taken against themselves or to appraise their work and behavior; other Party members may also bear witness or argue on their behalf.
(7) In case of disagreement with a Party decision or policy, to make reservations and present their views to Party organizations at higher levels even up to the Central Committee, provided that they resolutely carry out the decision or policy while it is in force.
(8) To put forward any request, appeal, or complaint to higher Party organizations even up to the Central Committee and ask the organizations concerned for a responsible reply.
No Party organization, up to and including the Central Committee, has the right to deprive any Party member of the above-mentioned rights."
5. An aggrieved member has the right to apply for judicial review if he does not feel that the disciplinary tribunal of The Party has arrived at a decision no reasonable tribunal could have arrived at.
Traditionally, there have been three grounds for bringing judicial review proceedings:
• illegality: for example, the decision was not taken in accordance with the law that
regulates it, or goes beyond the powers of the decision making body;
• irrationality: for example, that it was not taken reasonably, or that no reasonable person
could have taken it;
• procedural irregularity: for example, a failure to consult properly or to act in accordance
with natural justice or with the underpinning procedural rules.2