Our elected dictatorship

Fighting to regain a semblance of democracy in Australia would be a high priority if I were elected to federal parliament.

I was so pleased when the Italian people chose Prodi and his broadly based coalition over the corrupt Berlusconi.

My only hope was that the broad coalition could run full term.

I hoped this, and my hopes have been fulfilled to this date, because out governments should be broadly based and reflect, as much as possible, the will of the people.

Italy is now, as I hope Australia will be after this election, represented in its parliament by the people.

Democracy is the most difficult form of government available to us. The people of Australia and the US are still to learn how to do it.

Specific issues include:

Voting

The political establishment insists on narrowing voting options by moving to a de facto first past the post with optional preferential and above the line voting, on the basis that intelligent voting confuses electors.

We all know that at least half of the electorate are Morons.

It seems strange to me when a new party is elected the morons become smart and the smart ones become morons.

Has this anything to do with the inherent corruption of the party system?

Electing the government we deserve

I propose a more radical change to electronic Quick Pic (auto pick) ballots.

Having received their ballot papers voters are only required to put the paper in the slot to register a random electronic vote.

No thought required, we all get the government we deserve.

More thoughts on my position is linked on the campaign website.