Section 4.21. All Members of Parliament will be allowed freedom to vote free from intimidation from others. It is the responsibility of the Elected Members to ensure that the majority view of their constituents is prioritised over all other personal or political party considerations.
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Section 4.21. Section 4.21. All Members of Parliament will be allowed freedom to vote free from intimidation from others. It is the responsibility of the Elected Members to ensure that the majority view of their constituents is prioritised over all other personal or political party considerations.
Section 4.21. This can cause substantial political and social difficulties. What if the majority is 51%? This would mean the view of 49% to be dismissed. And what if the majority view favours capital punishment? I’m not sure if this responsibility in this way described, does not cause more problems than it intends to prevent.
Section 4.21. Free and confidential voting for MSPs in Parliament may not please Party bosses, but it is better by far than decisions being made by a handful of the most ambitious and influential politicians. Debate and persuasion is right and proper; bullying and coercion are unconstitutional.
Section 4.21. The principal of this clause is absolutely essential. The prohibition on party "whips" and "whipping" is an essential check on the takeover of Parliament by a party with a majority. We are currently witnessing the takeover of the UK state by an elected dictatorship which is able to enforce its will on Parliament through control by the executive of party MPs through the whip system. It is a recipe for a totalitarian state, where a single political party can take over all the key institutions of the state - that's where the UK is headed. Nazi Germany and Bolshevik USSR are two classic examples of the conflation of party and state.
Section 4.21. Bringing popular democracy right into the Parliament; restricting lobbying & enhancing local accountability. Achieved by formally establishing Constituency Associations on call to convene as and when needed to better connect the electorate to their MP. A constitutional forum where controversial policies or proposed legislation can be debated at the grass roots; replacing a second chamber but also where local experts for Select Commissions are nominated; petitions and referendums considered and formally initiated etc. The CA would bring everyone closer to their Parliament providing their MP with the authority to put the voters first and Party second. Please see below.
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Section 4.21. Section 4.21. All Members of Parliament will be allowed freedom to vote free from intimidation from others. It is the responsibility of the Elected Members to ensure that the majority view of their constituents is prioritised over all other personal or political party considerations.
Section 4.21. This can cause substantial political and social difficulties. What if the majority is 51%? This would mean the view of 49% to be dismissed. And what if the majority view favours capital punishment? I’m not sure if this responsibility in this way described, does not cause more problems than it intends to prevent.
Section 4.21. Free and confidential voting for MSPs in Parliament may not please Party bosses, but it is better by far than decisions being made by a handful of the most ambitious and influential politicians. Debate and persuasion is right and proper; bullying and coercion are unconstitutional.
Section 4.21. The principal of this clause is absolutely essential. The prohibition on party "whips" and "whipping" is an essential check on the takeover of Parliament by a party with a majority. We are currently witnessing the takeover of the UK state by an elected dictatorship which is able to enforce its will on Parliament through control by the executive of party MPs through the whip system. It is a recipe for a totalitarian state, where a single political party can take over all the key institutions of the state - that's where the UK is headed. Nazi Germany and Bolshevik USSR are two classic examples of the conflation of party and state.
Section 4.21. Bringing popular democracy right into the Parliament; restricting lobbying & enhancing local accountability. Achieved by formally establishing Constituency Associations on call to convene as and when needed to better connect the electorate to their MP. A constitutional forum where controversial policies or proposed legislation can be debated at the grass roots; replacing a second chamber but also where local experts for Select Commissions are nominated; petitions and referendums considered and formally initiated etc. The CA would bring everyone closer to their Parliament providing their MP with the authority to put the voters first and Party second. Please see below.
Section 4.21. Establish these influential non-Party Constituency Associations would require your votes at -
https://cfs-hub.co.uk/comments/770
https://cfs-hub.co.uk/comments/768
https://cfs-hub.co.uk/comments/766
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Proposed Amendment to Section 4.21.
REPRESENTATION OF CONSTITUENTS DELETION
Section 4.21. All Members of Parliament will be allowed freedom to vote free from intimidation from others.