[pp.int.general] float my boat, separation of powers, international pirate parliament.

[Zbigniew Łukasiak]

I would rather start with problems that we want to solve - then I
would think about what supporting institutions we need.


Cheers,
Zbigniew


On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 7:35 PM,  <thijs.markus at piratenpartij.nl> wrote:
> Let's cut straight to the chase:
>
>
> 4. what is the biggest problem you see in the creation of a parliament?
>
> Well, I can see multiple bears on the road, and quite a few beers till those
> are navigated.
>
> First off, there is that we'd make another 'official' organ. They usually do
> not perform as expected or indeed as is legally required of them. I wonder,
> first and foremost, how this pitfall would be avoided.
>
> -Some people get voted on / appointed. Then they disappear. Better luck next
> year. A fluid democratic system perhaps - i.e. permanent elections?
>
> -At the most cynical I would say it feels like: "lets play parliament". Lets
> debate and argue over everything, so the real work can get done by competent
> people elsewhere. Not a bad trade per se, but a system we are trying to
> alter, I belief.
>
> Secondly, there is the voting procedure.
>
> -You mention voting by members of a country. Why on earth would an ordinary
> member of an ordinary pp care for a ppi parliament? The boards themselves
> have learned not to.
>
> -You mention wanting to protect smaller countries from getting overrun at
> point 2. Yet, one member one vote, and say compare the size of the German
> party to your average member... Just goes to show it's never a good thing I
> eventually carved a 7/10 grade for German at school. One could argue that
> bigger parties have more qualified members. But without some prominence
> amongst the Swedish/German pirates you're likely excluded from a seat.
>
> Lastly, perhaps more importantly, we are talking about the separation of
> power, without discussing power. Perhaps a note of my own personal view on
> power, but I do not belief in power by paper. Power lies inseparably with
> action. Words can be ignored by general convenience, bend by skilful
> manipulation, words only carry weight in the action they imbue. Action
> shapes the world.
>
> The question pops up: What activity would flow from this parliament? What
> would be its ongoing vital service?
> Political line? Shouldn't we do that in an inclusive fashion, taking great
> pains in favour of direct member participation and spectrum-covering
> expertise?
> Ratifying board decisions? Why is this bureaucracy necessary at this point?
>
> The ultimate question is always very simple: What does it do?
>
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