Hear hearI don't see why we need MPs at all. It made sense in 1748 when my local MP would spend three days in a horse-drawn carriage to go to London and represent my views in parliament, but now I can present my views directly, there's no need for an elected representative at all.
Replace the whole lot with an internet-based jury-service style system. At any one time, 10,000 randomly-selected citizens are required to consider whatever it is that MPs think about, discuss, consult and then vote remotely. Every three months or so, 1,000 of the citizens finish their service and another 1,000 are randomly picked to replace them. Those who can't be arsed to take part, even having been picked, will get the 'government' they deserve.
The civil service can get on with running the country with direction from the 10,000 voting punters.
Replace all numbers with larger/smaller ones as you see fit.
Done.
(Replace the whole lot with an internet-based jury-service style system. At any one time, 10,000 randomly-selected citizens are required to consider whatever it is that MPs think about, discuss, consult and then vote remotely. Every three months or so, 1,000 of the citizens finish their service and another 1,000 are randomly picked to replace them. Those who can't be arsed to take part, even having been picked, will get the 'government' they deserve.
The civil service can get on with running the country with direction from the 10,000 voting punters.
Replace all numbers with larger/smaller ones as you see fit.
Done.
crispy duck,
Wed 29 Feb 2012, 16:12,
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