If the Islands Trust wants to continue to act like a local governing body then it needs to consider that democratically there needs to be an effective 'party' opposition established within the Trust Area otherwise elections themselves are rather pointless and unfair aren't they?
Paying Trustees more or designating more Trustees per island does not solve the essential inequity here.
The negative extremism of holding to a one party governing system is evident throughout the Middle East. Why Gulf Islanders themselves have put up with a one-sided, undemocratic local governance all these years is completely beyond comprehension.
It was popular in the 50's to post one clear message: THINK!
Sadly, the only known solution so far to overthrowing one party governing systems is revolution. We've seen this with the recent uprisings in countries like Egypt and Libya.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, I suppose power is never relinquished on its own. In our case we are presuming that becoming a bonified Municipality will ensure a more diverse cross section of our local community, a more secular representation of local concerns. We are sufffering from the lack of balanced decision-making that results from the narrow, purely eco-centric perspective of the Islands Trust.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Islands Trust needs to consider this to continue to act effectively.
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Since most of us think liberally, we see one-sided government system in a negative way. Sadly, these people do not think the way we do. I just hope they will realize what good having at least two parties during elections could do to their system of government. I bet it could bring a lot of changes in their place. form 2290
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