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Re: An interesting North American Election (was Re: Cdn Election Day)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 3 Dec 2000 06:00:35 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Steve Chapple writes:
> > > That's why the Alliance policies of referendum and recall
> > > (if an elected member doesn't vote according to the wishes of
> > > his constituents they can force a by-election).
> >
> > I would think this is unnecessary: if someone does the dirty on their
> > party for no good reason they'll usually be kicked out in the next
> > election. It sounds more like a way of maintaining party discipline to me...
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> You missed the point - If a member doesn't vote according to
> the wishes OF HIS CONSTITUENTS, THEY can force a
> by-election. It's the opposite of party discipline - making
> the members accountable to those that elected them on
> an ongoing basis, not just during an election.
Thanks for the clarification Steve, but how could it work? How would you
determine the "wishes" of the constituents (who are presumably a diverse
bunch of people who would disagree on what they wanted their MP to say and
do on their behalf). Is it that they would be able to vote "no-confidence"
in their member if there was sufficient support for such a referendum?
Wouldn't that sort of public outcry be sufficient to cause the member to
resign anyway?
--DaveL
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