If I become the president....
Asmitatheone
Well no!!!! this is not a Manifesto! And no, I have no intentions of running for the prez next term....
This is more of that essay that we all used to write as a student. I guess we all have. And we have invariably wrote about the burning problems that we will solve. We have written about the goals we will reach. I have found the manifestos(whatever few I have seen) of our Govt the same. Slightly juvenile.....(pardon me, no disrespect intended)....
Why do I say that?? Because we have always said in those essays what we would do, but never, how shall we do it?
I find the same in this eIndia. The usual targets/goals are to get a few more regions in control, add to the population, increase the GDP..... But hey!! How will you do it? Lets hear that plan.
I believe we all understand that we are a small country(by population) and the national focus and goals are few and unanimously accepted in spite of the 2 party system. So lets chart them down and let whichever president we elect try to achieve them, and let us citizens know how he intends to do it. I guess that is important.
Next, The Cabinet. The president selects it. It is indeed wonderful to see in this country they take cabinet members from across the party line. This shows the unity of the country, and I am proud to be a part of it.
But what I find lacking in my brief stint as a Deputy Minister, the serious lack of communication(if this was an exception, pardon me).
My personal take on this is that there should be a few more platforms to address questions and issues.
First, the parties should have internal forums. A forum where the party members can all put in their ideas, question their leaders about their actions or lack thereof. There should also weekly meets on the IRC where we all can meet together and sort out ideas. The agenda should be decided before hand. The complete co-ordination should be the party president's work. (The party president should be made to work more!! 😛
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Second, there should be a forum where citizens(opposition party) can question the Govt functions and actions or lack there of. There would be questions which will need to be answered by the respective ministers and sometimes by the President himself. Again, there could be a couple or hours every week or everyday when the Government will be available on IRC(prearranged time declared) to answer questions from anybody. It might be better to have an agenda again for this meet. And maybe we should have the VP work on this.
Third, the President and the cabinet ministers should let the IRC and the forum know when they will be available. They are elected to serve the nation, and should be available. I know everyone have their own Real Lives, but since they come to play everyday, they should find time to interact with people. Maybe not everyday, but at least every week. The ministers should have their own channel where they will be available during a certain time. If they are unable to attend, the deputies should be there to answer the question. The ministerial channel should always show when the ministers would be available next. And of course, the forum is there to field the questions.
Fourth, this is more of a question....does the cabinet meet?? Do they discuss on the policies. Do they collectively take a call on the issues at hand?(haven't seen that happen during my brief stint) Again, something they should do regularly. Maybe all the cabinet member will not be able to attend everyday/every-time, but there should be a plan to meet.
Fifth, I wonder how many of the citizens know who the ministers are. The forum of the current govt should have the ministers listed and their profile links mentioned. Same for the ministerial channels.
I will sign off with these 5 points for the time being, before the article gets too long and boring for you to continue. I know of people who never complete article 😉
But before I sign off, there comes the most important issue. Why should I do it? I mean the president and cabinet should ask. To spend so much time, what is the motivation of the cabinet and the president?
Therefore, I would suggest some benefits for the Govt Officials. Maybe free food, some gold every week. Something worthwhile, to make people want to be a part of government. To strive to be a cabinet member. I think to get active work out of the ambassadors too we need to pay them. Only when they are paid, can/should they be questioned about their work and role in the Govt.
Keep watching this space for more on this topic!
God bless you all!
Comments
Checks and balances are always good.
nice article
i expected u would mention il do ______ if il be the president
then there would be a chain of comments 😛
@Sharry, didnt want this to become my manifesto.
How does it matter if I do it or u or someone else? I would love to see these happening or shown the wrong in these ideas.
V+S this is exactly what eIndia wants
Hmmm, more or less everything you told is what I wanted to see too. But, I've come to a phase where I can see no change in the conditions prevailing in near future. Need a lots of support from masses, yes, from people. This is the first and foremost problem that should be addressed. After my eBirth, I've seen a decline in the nation's governance since the rise of functionality during David Forde's reign. Well, this has nothing to do with personal abilities of the CPs chosen later, but more of the non-cooperation from the public. Due to inactivity and no preset action plans, things are quite boring and casual in eIndia. Donno what's gonna happen. Need serious changes.
Hail Asmitatheone 😃
Make this lady President NAO! Heheh Just to add 2 cents from a ghost .. while all the points mentioned are MOST vital. The challenge however lies in a lack of support from the majority of eIndians - there has always been a underlying apathy in eIndia - which has kept us in this quagmire. Its easy to ask/demand for communication as many 'voices' for democracy have in the past - but to take up, share responsibility, now thats a whole different ball game.
I do not deny the fault of our administrations, including mine (probably especially mine, as I see it as a personal failing for me) to MOTIVATE the masses enough, to get them 'involved'. That is I believe MY major failing as CP or otherwise - I wish we could have trained up more capable people.
Long story short. We fail to motivate. People are indifferent. MAJOR lack of involvement; multiple responsibilities on a very small group - they end up so drained from 'running things' that anything else takes a backseat.
Just a fundamental fault in our entire system & we're all to blame. My mantra has always been, if you want to change things - do it yourself. I have done this from my early days in eIndia - I have done this in the past 6 months after I came back. It doesn't matter who else does, it doesn't matter if I'm a day old or 100 days old, whether I HAVE positions or NOT - eIndia is my land, eIndia is my responsibility. Simple.
Much love to ya'll.
Took me a bit to understand what Maniu said, but my friend here has wisdom beyond many. He's bang on.
Maniu, your tea awaits. \ o /
@Mainu: Fabulous. You really have the flair. And what you say really makes sense.
One of the first things I told Mavo about 2 party system was the need for a healthy competition. Maybe we will see it. But to affect that, we definitely need a definitive set of ideology and/or difference in the implementation of it. U see any light at the end of the tunnel to effect this?
@Mavo: Again, I agree. What can we do to motivate? Is there no way?
You know I will some day become the prez. But only when I know enuf to run a eCountry. Of course, I will have you as my MoFA. I definitely have a few other ppl in mind. But before I even think about it, I think We/I will have to find the answers to our questions.
Looking forward to talk to you on the issue whenever you have the time.
Thank you all for your comments, votes and subs
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Go Asmita you will get it for sure keep trying.
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