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Post by gwen on Feb 6, 2007 12:25:09 GMT -4
It is hardly surprising that politicians choose to remain aloof and "secretive" in the face of so much hypocrisy from those who put them into office. I do think this is an aspect of what happens, also that the system rewards those who divert the most money, both in government spending and campaign contributions, which further alienates everyone. This is why I use the word "gangsters," because in my view, to borrow a phrase from Malcom MacLaren, it's all about "cash from chaos."
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Post by JayUtah on Feb 6, 2007 13:35:31 GMT -4
The American system of government was formulated with checks and balances that try to compensate for human weakness by rules that pit one human weakness against another. The goal was a three-way equilibrium. The problem is that the checks and balances are being eroded. The equilibrium comes at a cost of being inefficient. We try to streamline government by asking the branches to cooperate better. They weren't designed to cooperate. They were designed to keep each other honest by being suspicious and skeptical of each other.
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Post by Obviousman on Feb 7, 2007 2:09:10 GMT -4
That is exactly the reason for the formation of the third "major" political party in Australia, the Democrats.
Their leader, Don Chipp, said that they were there to "... keep the bastards honest...".
Such a pity that Don Chipp has now passed away, and the Dems are not really (a point of contention) a political power in Australian politics.
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