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O deficienta majora a procedurii de alegere este atat durata de numai 30 de zile a campaniei electorale cat si faptul ca data alegerilor nu este stabilta prin constitutie ci este lasata la dispozitia legislativului si a guvernului sa stabileasca acest lucru. Aceasta deficienta in legile noastre este cauza principala a mentinerii incumbentilor la putere pentru ca alegatorii nu au la dispozitie timpul necesar de a cunoaste suficient de bine candidatii.

Daca am organiza lucrurile dupa sistemul american, atunci ar trebui sa nu limitam durata campaniei electorale si sa fixam data alegerilor printr-un amendament la constitutie. In felul acesta alegatoriil vor avea timp sa-si cunoasca pe o perioada mult mai indelungata (1 sau 2 ani) candidatii si sa-l aleaga pe ce mai bun si vor aparea multi oameni noi in Parlament si la presidentie; candidatii la Parlament ar putea face, extrem de eficient, o campanie electorala intr-un colegiu din "usa-n usa" fara a fi nevoie de afise, bannere, reclame-TV, etc. Este foarte bine cunoscut faptul ca o propaganda electorala din usa-n usa, daca aceasta se poate face, este mai eficienta decat cea facut numai cu reclame.

CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE 4 LEGISLATIVE


SEC. 1.5. The people find and declare that the Founding Fathers
established a system of representative government based upon free,
fair, and competitive elections. The increased concentration of
political power in the hands of incumbent representatives has made
our electoral system less free, less competitive, and less
representative.

The ability of legislators to serve unlimited number of terms, to
establish their own retirement system, and to pay for staff and
support services at state expense contribute heavily to the extremely
high number of incumbents who are reelected. These unfair incumbent
advantages discourage qualified candidates from seeking public
office and create a class of career politicians, instead of the
citizen representatives envisioned by the Founding Fathers. These
career politicians become representatives of the bureaucracy, rather
than of the people whom they are elected to represent.

To restore a free and democratic system of fair elections, and to
encourage qualified candidates to seek public office, the people find
and declare that the powers of incumbency must be limited.
Retirement benefits must be restricted, state-financed incumbent
staff and support services limited, and limitations placed upon the
number of terms which may be served.

La 2009-02-23 23:17:57, Constantin Timoc a scris:

> CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION
> ARTICLE 4 LEGISLATIVE
>
>
> SEC. 1.5. The people find and declare that the Founding Fathers
> established a system of representative government based upon free,
> fair, and competitive elections. The increased concentration of
> political power in the hands of incumbent representatives has made
> our electoral system less free, less competitive, and less
> representative.
>
> The ability of legislators to serve unlimited number of terms, to
> establish their own retirement system, and to pay for staff and
> support services at state expense contribute heavily to the extremely
> high number of incumbents who are reelected. These unfair incumbent
> advantages discourage qualified candidates from seeking public
> office and create a class of career politicians, instead of the
> citizen representatives envisioned by the Founding Fathers. These
> career politicians become representatives of the bureaucracy, rather
> than of the people whom they are elected to represent.
>
> To restore a free and democratic system of fair elections, and to
> encourage qualified candidates to seek public office, the people find
> and declare that the powers of incumbency must be limited.
> Retirement benefits must be restricted, state-financed incumbent
> staff and support services limited, and limitations placed upon the
> number of terms which may be served.
>
>

Incorect in privinta stabilirii datei alegerilor de catre guvern: in Anglia functioneaza fara probleme ...
In privinta campaniei electorale ai, in principiu, dreptate.
Dupa cum se vede - o stie si Ba'secu, nu degeaba este el in campanie non stop !
Atita doar ca n-o face door to door, ar fi prea complicat pentru el ...
O face ... window to window !
Ca doar d-aia exista mass media ...

La 2009-02-23 23:01:30, Constantin Timoc a scris:

> O deficienta majora a procedurii de alegere este atat durata de numai
> 30 de zile a campaniei electorale cat si faptul ca data alegerilor nu
> este stabilta prin constitutie ci este lasata la dispozitia
> legislativului si a guvernului sa stabileasca acest lucru. Aceasta
> deficienta in legile noastre este cauza principala a mentinerii
> incumbentilor la putere pentru ca alegatorii nu au la dispozitie
> timpul necesar de a cunoaste suficient de bine candidatii.
>
> Daca am organiza lucrurile dupa sistemul american, atunci ar trebui
> sa nu limitam durata campaniei electorale si sa fixam data alegerilor
> printr-un amendament la constitutie. In felul acesta alegatoriil vor
> avea timp sa-si cunoasca pe o perioada mult mai indelungata (1 sau 2
> ani) candidatii si sa-l aleaga pe ce mai bun si vor aparea multi
> oameni noi in Parlament si la presidentie; candidatii la Parlament ar
> putea face, extrem de eficient, o campanie electorala intr-un colegiu
> din "usa-n usa" fara a fi nevoie de afise, bannere, reclame-TV, etc.
> Este foarte bine cunoscut faptul ca o propaganda electorala din usa-n
> usa, daca aceasta se poate face, este mai eficienta decat cea facut
> numai cu reclame.
>
>

> O deficienta majora a procedurii de alegere este atat durata de numai
> 30 de zile a campaniei electorale cat si faptul ca data alegerilor nu
> este stabilta prin constitutie ci este lasata la dispozitia
> legislativului si a guvernului sa stabileasca acest lucru. Aceasta
> deficienta in legile noastre este cauza principala a mentinerii
> incumbentilor la putere pentru ca alegatorii nu au la dispozitie
> timpul necesar de a cunoaste suficient de bine candidatii.

Mai iertati ca intervin dar de 4 ani de zile in Romania campania electorala este continua. Deci cred ca suntem intr-un caz si mai "clar" decat cel expus de dvs. Nu glumesc, atat la presedentie cat si la un anumit partid campania electorala nu s-a oprit niciodata. Nici macar cand sunt la putere.