Fix Our Democracy through the Power of Our Votes!
- P J Jewell
- Jul 22, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 20, 2020
Common wisdom tells us: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. But this implies: ‘If we see that something is broken, we should do whatever we can to fix it’.
SUMMARY:
Fix Our Democracy (i.e. democracy allegedly belongs to the people—not to the politicians or parties) is a grass-roots non-partisan initiative—proposed to all Canadian voters, candidates and parties—by citizens pledged to Fix Our Democracy! By strategically using the collective power of our votes, our goal is to elect a majority of MPs who’ve pledged to enact the set of democratic reforms required to Fix Our Democracy, by changing the balance of power to make it truly democratic—with more power to voters and their elected representatives, and less power to the parties and leaders (especially the PM).
Citizen’s Vote Empowerment is the remedy that fixes the many major problems of our voting system —with no need to replace it! It also produces the power-balance that enables us to Fix Our Democracy.
This post outlines how we can Fix Our Democracy through Citizen’s Vote Empowerment! Most people see that our democracy doesn’t really work for them—and changing parties or leaders never makes much difference. That’s because the political players aren’t the main problem—so changing players isn’t the answer. The real problem is with our democratic system itself—and it’s all about power—it gives too much power to parties and the PM, and too little power to voters and their elected representatives. This top-down concentration of power is anti-democratic—and must be rectified to Fix Our Democracy. Fortunately, the power of our vote—the true source of all democratic power—also gives us the power to not give our vote to any candidate or party that’s unwilling to publicly pledge to Fix Our Democracy. Calling on all voters, candidates and parties to make their pledge to Fix Our Democracy!
Voter's pledge:
I hereby pledge to give my vote only to a candidate who has publicly pledged to work across party lines to enact the democratic reforms that are essential to Fix Our Democracy.
If none of the candidates in my riding have pledged to Fix Our Democracy, I will vote by marking my ballot as "NONE OF THE ABOVE".
Candidate's pledge:
I hereby pledge that, if I’m elected, I’ll represent the interests of my constituents first (above those of my party), and I’ll work across party lines to fulfill my pledge to Fix Our Democracy.
Party Leader's pledge:
I hereby pledge myself and my party to Fix Our Democracy.
If I become PM, I will work across party lines to Fix Our Democracy as our top priority.
With a minority government, we would only support those pledged to Fix Our Democracy
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