Originally posted by HS Thomas:
It seems to me that knowing who decides someones fate leaves a lot of room for pre-meditation on the part of the public. Ultimately, we need a process that protects the public. The US is huge ; there are so many states, therefore electing lower ranked judges seems a good idea for the US. At elections the UK votes for local party representatives .... but that's about it I think.
Some people prefer to keep it simple.
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Originally posted by HS Thomas:
Alfred, if the UK government tries to emulate the US government by devolving power there'll be a huge hole in the budget, IMHO. It sounds hugely expensive. I doubt there'll be sufficient manpower.These aren't kinds of jobs created to pull the unemployed off the streets either.
If the UK joins the EU there may be need for it then, if not the funds.....
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Originally posted by HS Thomas:
Alfred, if the UK government tries to emulate the US government by devolving power there'll be a huge hole in the budget, IMHO. It sounds hugely expensive. I doubt there'll be sufficient manpower.These aren't kinds of jobs created to pull the unemployed off the streets either.
If the UK joins the EU there may be need for it then, if not the funds.....
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
The problem with a centralized authority is that the further they are away from the problem the less likely they are to clearly see the problem.
Originally posted by Axel Janssen:
What's when iraqies think that way...
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
That is why the US wants to get out as soon as possible. Only the Iraqis can solve their own problems.
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Originally posted by Alfred Neumann:
Speak for yourself, Thom. I personally am only in it for the oil, like all us greedy Yanks. And because the Jewish puppet-masters are manipulating my strings of course!
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So the assumption is that if the party does a great job on local issues that they will be great on federal issues? That is an odd assumption. What if you like Blair but the local guy is screwing everything up? What if you hate Blair but the local guy is the greatest thing since canned beer?Originally posted by HS Thomas:
As mentioned earlier , we vote for local party officials or we don't vote for them if their services suck. The Party with the most votes gets in. Blair doesn't go campaigning , his local Party councillors do.
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Originally posted by Thomas Paul:
So the assumption is that if the party does a great job on local issues that they will be great on federal issues? That is an odd assumption. What if you like Blair but the local guy is screwing everything up? What if you hate Blair but the local guy is the greatest thing since canned beer?
That seems to be a huge difference between the US and Great Britian. Politicians in the US do not follow the party line 100% of the time. A typical politician might hit the 80% mark with a really reliable party guy hitting around 90%.Originally posted by HS Thomas:
The local guy follows the party line.So if he/she is screwing things up , it's the party that is at fault.
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Some of his policies made him a tabloid hate figure; the Sun newspaper once described him as "the most odious man in Britain."
But he has been able to point out that many of the measures he pursued in the 1980s have since become acceptable government policy.
He was in favour of talking to Sinn Fein and the IRA. He was a strong supporter of the recognition of gay rights and measures to address inequality faced by women and ethnic minorities.
His time at the GLC also saw campaigns against its abolition and in favour of its "Fares Fair" policy which pioneered the use of modern advertising techniques in political communication some time before the wider Labour Party discovered their effective use.
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