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In Reply to: Political Parties versus interests posted by Norm on April 21, 2002 at 11:04:36:
Thanks much for the healthy dialogue.You really restated my opening position....money is merely a tool to power, power remains the goal in EVERY case. The motivations of the power-seeker may be wonderfully alturistic....after all who would seek a job that makes such high demands on one's time with such comparably low pay? Who but the most self sacrificing among us. Good intentions abound in politics. This is the case here, in Europe and everywhere else.
Primary elections are indeed unique to the US. This is a good thing IMO because it removes that much more power from the hands of the party. The rank and file members of the parties have a chance to decide who will represent them. In parlimentary systems the ones already in power decide who is next exclusively...not exactly representative democracy. This emphasizes my second point of the level of party control in the European systems.And you effectively underscore my third point. This legislation is not likely to change anything regarding how money undergirds the electoral system. What therefore does it acomplish? Simply put it ends up making the voice of the un-moneyed, average Joe harder to hear. Money will still flow in whatever proportion or path. The Johns who have it will still try to buy the best hookers they can afford. And what of you and me? We have just had a few more decibels shaved off what was left of our voices.
Mind you all of this said, i do not think this legislation will pass the enevitable constitutional challenge.
Rob
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- Re: Political Parties versus interests - dado5 04/21/0212:59:46 04/21/02 (2)
- Re: Political Parties versus interests - Norm 16:59:22 04/21/02 (1)
- Re: Political Parties versus interests - dado5 06:50:31 04/22/02 (0)
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