Comments on: Lights, Camera…Elections! http://mongpalatino.com/2010/04/lights-camera-elections/ filipino activist, legislator, southeast asian blogger Tue, 15 May 2012 00:27:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Noy Amante http://mongpalatino.com/2010/04/lights-camera-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Noy Amante Tue, 04 May 2010 16:12:15 +0000 http://mongpalatino.com/?p=322#comment-1298 Of course, our mass organizations should be able to practice these recommendations when we plan for the training and succession for future leadership. We should review our own rules, through the constitution and by laws of our organizations, how we nominate, screen and finally select our leaders, with definite, fixed terms of office to avoid family corporations and the defects of in breeding. Our rules for nomination, selection and election of leaders should be consistent with our prescriptions. Our mass organizations should practice what we preach -- competent, democratically elected leaders complying with the rules. Of course, our mass organizations should be able to practice these recommendations when we plan for the training and succession for future leadership. We should review our own rules, through the constitution and by laws of our organizations, how we nominate, screen and finally select our leaders, with definite, fixed terms of office to avoid family corporations and the defects of in breeding. Our rules for nomination, selection and election of leaders should be consistent with our prescriptions. Our mass organizations should practice what we preach — competent, democratically elected leaders complying with the rules.

]]> By: Noy Amante http://mongpalatino.com/2010/04/lights-camera-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Noy Amante Sun, 02 May 2010 02:06:07 +0000 http://mongpalatino.com/?p=322#comment-1279 The French model for presidential elections, also found in other countries is worth a study: a first round of elections for all nominees who are screened properly for qualifications and competencies. If the top candidate wins more than 50 percent of the votes, then there is no need for a second round. If the top candidate do not get more than 50 percent, then the top two candidates will be subject to the final second round. This is most democratic, I believe. The French model for presidential elections, also found in other countries is worth a study: a first round of elections for all nominees who are screened properly for qualifications and competencies. If the top candidate wins more than 50 percent of the votes, then there is no need for a second round. If the top candidate do not get more than 50 percent, then the top two candidates will be subject to the final second round. This is most democratic, I believe.

]]> By: Noy Amante http://mongpalatino.com/2010/04/lights-camera-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Noy Amante Sun, 02 May 2010 01:57:13 +0000 http://mongpalatino.com/?p=322#comment-1278 This is your blog, so you have every right what to include from among the comments received. Of course, we expect that only the people who support or agree with your ideas will visit or post comments. Suggest that criteria should be: constructive, contributing to the idea or arguments you presented, either for or against. Positive: no ad hominem attacks, no personal attacks, no four letter words, no crazy outbursts. This is your blog, so you have every right what to include from among the comments received.

Of course, we expect that only the people who support or agree with your ideas will visit or post comments.

Suggest that criteria should be: constructive, contributing to the idea or arguments you presented, either for or against. Positive: no ad hominem attacks, no personal attacks, no four letter words, no crazy outbursts.

]]> By: Noy Amante http://mongpalatino.com/2010/04/lights-camera-elections/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Noy Amante Sun, 02 May 2010 00:06:16 +0000 http://mongpalatino.com/?p=322#comment-1274 After the elections, please continue to focus on cleaning the garbage of democracy, in the form of nuisance candidates with no real or credible platforms, actors, actresses, as well as the rich and powerful who has nothing at all to offer but parasitism, graft and corruption. After the elections, I hope that together with other credible and serious leaders in congress, you could initiate a committee hearing to focus on these issues. Example: Revamp of qualifications for public office, and appointments to require knowledge, expertise, experience, skills or competencies, related to the post they are standing for. Perhaps a period of nominations and endorsements before the deadline for elections. Those with credible, signed, and verifiable endorsements on their skills, competencies, knowledge as well as expertise or experience should be included in the screened list -- from councilor, mayor, governor, congressman, senator, vice president, president. Those with no credible endorsements or certifications on their skills and competencies should be removed from the list of nominees or applicants to electoral posts. Next is a sort of a job interview by the comelec or other panel to focus on the doability, feasibility, or credibility of their plans and programs. Those who could not pass these interviews should not be included in the list of candidates. Please create and fund a study group in preparation for constitutional revisions, as well as possible amendments of the electoral system, to remove the garbage, inefficiency as well as graft and corruption embedded in the system. Abolition of pork barrel is most desirable. Legislators should focus on legislation and policy, aided with the best research evidence from peer reviewed studies. A cyber democracy to help legislators feel the voice of the people, through various internet methods, should be in place to help provide feedback, craft and promote legislation. We should also select electoral models from countries with successful democracies, on how these are done: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France or Germany perhaps? The US is a bad example I think, where voting is too long and expensive. Electoral and popular votes could differ, such as the case of Gore and Bush in 2004. In France and in some countries, there is a first round and second round voting for the presidency, but I think this is inefficient. France also bans opinion polls. I believe that other countries also do likewise. NOY Amante in Korea After the elections, please continue to focus on cleaning the garbage of democracy, in the form of nuisance candidates with no real or credible platforms, actors, actresses, as well as the rich and powerful who has nothing at all to offer but parasitism, graft and corruption.

After the elections, I hope that together with other credible and serious leaders in congress, you could initiate a committee hearing to focus on these issues.

Example:
Revamp of qualifications for public office, and appointments to require knowledge, expertise, experience, skills or competencies, related to the post they are standing for.

Perhaps a period of nominations and endorsements before the deadline for elections. Those with credible, signed, and verifiable endorsements on their skills, competencies, knowledge as well as expertise or experience should be included in the screened list — from councilor, mayor, governor, congressman, senator, vice president, president.

Those with no credible endorsements or certifications on their skills and competencies should be removed from the list of nominees or applicants to electoral posts.

Next is a sort of a job interview by the comelec or other panel to focus on the doability, feasibility, or credibility of their plans and programs.

Those who could not pass these interviews should not be included in the list of candidates.

Please create and fund a study group in preparation for constitutional revisions, as well as possible amendments of the electoral system, to remove the garbage, inefficiency as well as graft and corruption embedded in the system. Abolition of pork barrel is most desirable. Legislators should focus on legislation and policy, aided with the best research evidence from peer reviewed studies. A cyber democracy to help legislators feel the voice of the people, through various internet methods, should be in place to help provide feedback, craft and promote legislation.

We should also select electoral models from countries with successful democracies, on how these are done: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France or Germany perhaps?
The US is a bad example I think, where voting is too long and expensive. Electoral and popular votes could differ, such as the case of Gore and Bush in 2004.

In France and in some countries, there is a first round and second round voting for the presidency, but I think this is inefficient.

France also bans opinion polls. I believe that other countries also do likewise.

NOY Amante in Korea

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