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How Does Democracy Work?
@ 15 Feb. 2006 – 06:44:33
Last night M.P.s voted for a total ban on smoking in pubs and clubs despite the government having stated in its election manifesto that it was only intending proposing a limited ban; excluding all private clubs and pubs that don't serve food from the terms of the legislation.
Now, being a non-smoker I actually fully agree with the total ban, but the government was elected to pursue only a partial ban and that's not what's been delivered. If a political manifesto is to be viewed as a contract between the state and the citizenry, then on this occasion, the state is in breach of the terms and its representatives should surely be held responsible...a new election?...impeachment?...fines or imprisonment?
Of course democracy isn't perfect, and I'm no big fan of parliamentary democracy as it's practised here in Britain; but I don't have the answer.
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