Timkins,

>>>>Time for big re-thinks about our political systems

Yep, well said. Why do I have the feeling it will always be too little, too late?

>>>> re Phillip Adams. The guy must be in a lot of pain fromm all the self-inflicted bullets in his feet (BIF). I notice he has 'blocked' my e-mails, presumably because he doesn't like people pointing out yet another BIF. Blocking e-mails is just typical leftist ineffective thinking. I could of course send him e-mails using another address, but it's not worth the bother....

Sandgroper, and Kenny, why so quiet? Is it because you read my response, hmmm?

Not it is because i forgot to tick the little box. I read your web site and will post a reply tonight after work.

Ozaware

Don't think that I'm enraptured by your proposal for a new political system

I tried to look at the link you provided but I was unable to access it

The address was missing a "w" - an inadvertent check on your analytical problem-solving powers. Unfortunately you didn't get to pass...

Well done Kenny, you got it!

Here's that address--corrected: http://www.oz-aware.com/oloreply.htm

Ozaware

I didn't really feel morivated to look at your post as your proposal to this point hasn't been impressive. I decided however to extend you the courtesy of viewing your post. When I found that it wouldn't work by cutting and pasting the link provided I decided I had far better things to do.

I simply wasn't motivated enough by your argument to do anything more. I suggest if you want to persuade people to follow you in your crusade you might be sufficiently courteous to facilitate their path.

In answer to my question of who would sack the poor performing captain, you suggest that;

"a group of well informed provably wise people" selected by "a much larger group of well informed, educated, proved-to-be 'responsible' people"

will be responsible for doing that.

Please tell the forum who will select the larger group ( i.e. the " much larger group of well informed, educated, proved-to-be 'responsible' people"

Sandgroper,

I can’t speak for Ozaware, but I think that it is evident that our political processes are often quite archaic and in need of reform, particularly if we seek to export them (or inflict them) onto another country.

I threw in a number of suggestions on how to reform our political systems (particularly reform of the senate) and make such systems more democratic and more people focussed at … http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=3053#2859

Ozaware has also made suggestions regards reform of our political processes.

So what are your suggestions?