| Chapter 7. | The Functions of the TRUE DEMOCRACY - E-Parliament |
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Today, the lobbying of governments and parliaments by special interests is an accepted part in the political party system although this is the cause of many of the ‘evils of democracy'. In order not to provide these lobbying efforts with ready made targets, all TD MPs are of equal rank and standing, no matter whether it is a senior TD MP or newly elected. Chair persons of committees will be rotated regularly. The short term elections of the TD parliament will bring always ‘young blood' into this institution, i.e. the TD e-parliament will never become starchy and set in its ways. The TD e-parliament will never have the same number of sitting TD MPs for the following reasons - some ridings or election districts will elect only two or three TD MPs. Vacations and sickness will make the numbers fluctuate at any given time. Therefore, at the time of voting on an issue the central computer will use only the number of TD MPs supposed to be present at this time and register the ayes and nays accordingly. The TD e-parliament is the power of the state. For this reason it has to be in business 24/7, year round. The increased number of TD MPs in the TD e-parliament makes this possible. If not the TD MPs themselves, some assistants can always be on stand-by duty who can rally their TD MP in case of an emergency. Although the government or a single minister is very much free in decision making, sometimes it is better to seek parliamentary coordination, if only by a handful of parliamentarians, before an arbitrary decision is made. The TD e-parliament is very flexible. It can branch out into several other parliaments. It can be regional, national, supra-national and it can work with parallel parliaments. [See chapter 9 & 13.] Any TD MP or minister of the TD government can submit a proposal for a bill to the TD e-parliament. The first step - the originator tries to find a set number of fellow TD MPs who agree with the proposal. Step 2 - They work out a draft and send it to the central computer which sends it to all the other sitting TD MPs. Step 3 - All TD MPs have to answer and state, for the time being, only their opinion. Step 4 - Thus the central computer, knowing the opinions and the assignment of every TD MP can select the three parties [those who agree, disagree or are neutral] for the committee dealing with the bill. Step 5 - As soon as the committee finds a consensus it returns the bill to the central computer. Step 6 - The central computer sends the final draft of the bill to all TD MPs. Step 7 - They have to vote now. |