What We Can Learn from the Brits!

As of late, I've beginning to think that the Parliamentary system seems to have some incalculable plusses that maybe democracy can tap into.

There are even some parallels that many of us may not be aware of.

For example, the head of State, the Queen, has almost a parallel in Congress where our representatives have had their power drawn down and now resemble mostly figure heads who have little authority or power to change anything, even to write the laws.

Today, the laws are written by the lobbyists andtheir staffs who outnumber our representatives by thousands...

If you read between the lines you will discover that virtually all the bills being passed benefit some special interests--not the public at large. And they are promulgated by the lobbyists working for those interests.

It is hard to countenance that the business interests to be served by the bill are also writing it but that's how it is in the Circus Maximus that passes for Congress today.

It seems that all a Congressperson can do today is raise money to run again, in short to perpetuate mediocrity. And if you think that lesson stops on the Republican side of the aisle, think again. It is endemic.
That's why NAFTA got through.

Read it and weep! Actually, few of the representatives did and were surprised to discover that it's ruling circumvent the American legal system.

Wait til we get to the new partnership between Canada, Mexico and the US that rules out government altogether.

It's happening behind closed doors; and its physical manifestation--a highway system running between Mexico and Canada--does not really disclose the elements of the New World Order where American jurisdiction and laws have no place.

What we can benefit from the Parliamentary system is the "no confidence" provisions where you can call for a new vote. This would spare us the death of a thousand cuts that we now endure because no one has the chutzpah to push the "I" word.

Keep this in mind, folks, as we elect those who are supposed to represent our best interests. Dennis said it best: We are going after the wrong thing:WE should be targeting the special interests that have kept our munitions and armaments systems humming while we don't have enough money to build a health care system.

If this isn't taken up, I will not be surprised.

It takes a lot to get American's intellectually involved in what's going on behind their backs and over their heads.

I also like the way the Prime Minister has to stand before his peers and plead his case. None of the peers would ever accept that claptrap dished up by our pseudo leader.

Could Bush withstand that withering fire.

I doubt it.


Les Aaron
The Armchair Curmudgeon