so the parliament will have a mere bull session on the nuke deal to vent hot air. no vote. this is no democrazy, dear indians. bombard your parliament with letters insisting on a full vote if you value india's democracy - such as it is.
RE:democracy imperilled
by Tom Dick on Nov 28, 2007 08:38 AM Permalink
How can our parliamentarians vote when a good majority of them have no clue what is it all about? They just follow the instructions given by their party leaders who has hidden agendas. So what we need is to ensure we get educated (with no crimnal record) MPs who can logically think and argue their cases in an unbiased way. Till we get that all this voting etc is just an eye wash.
RE:democracy imperilled
by Pradip Parekh on Nov 28, 2007 08:46 AM Permalink
well, usually that is exactly what happens. in all parliaments you will many key figures - on both sides - who will argue their cases and will bring out all shades around the deal, and will passionately argue their cases. this debates will then weigh on the consciences of all, and will affect the votes in full view of the people of india. all mps will have to justify their votes to the people even as they balance their party loyalty. this is a golden opportunity for common indian people to take the democracy in their hands - should their leaders refuse - and guide their masters and force them to vote. this too crucial an opportunity to miss - in hte interest of democracy. democracy works only when the people show responsibility. otherwise they might as well dictatorship. merely voting at election time is not what democracy is meant to be - it is what happens after the ballots are cast.
