Corrupt System

Our SYSTEM OF GOVERNING has been CORRUPTED over years of APATHY. This CORRUPTION is the result of a number of issues that evolves around the CENTRALIZATION OF POWER. The old saying "Money corrupts and power corrupts absolutely." is very TRUE. The more that our GOVERNMENT is centralized, the more it is REMOVED from the CITIZENSHIP. This separation DIS-EMPOWERS THE CITIZENS and creates a more POWERFUL GOVERNMENT. This increase in the POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT IS WHAT CORRUPTS OUR GOVERNMENT.

The Ballot Box:

We live in a FREE SOCIETY. In a FREE SOCIETY EVERYONE HAS A VOICE IN HOW WE ARE TO BE GOVERNED. The BALLOT BOX is the only VOICE we ALL have. Without the BALLOT BOX we have NO VOICE, without our VOICE we are no longer FREE.

Over the last number of decades our VOICE has been greatly REDUCED. Our current Electoral System (FPTP) has greatly eroded the POWER OF OUR VOICE. FPTP is a Electoral System where we have SELECTIVE HEARING, the POWERS THAT BE only hears the VOICES that it wants to HEAR.

Selective Hearing;

The most recent example of this SELECTIVE HEARING is the latest Federal Election where the Conservative Party received over 53% of the seats in Parliament with only 39% of the Popular Vote. The system is DEAF to the 60%+ that did not support the Conservative Party.

This process of SELECTIVE HEARING has two main objectives;

1. The Political Parties only has to target the 40% mark of VOTERS in order to GAIN POWER. This is a lot easier to achieve than the 50% +1 that would be a MAJORITY OF VOTERS. The difference of just 10% does not sound like much, but it is a lot harder to achieve. If you are a hockey fan, it is like winning the 4th game in the Stanley Cup playoffs. That 4th game is the hardest to WIN! THAT LAST 10% IS ALSO THE HARDEST 10% TO ACHIEVE.
2. It greatly frustrates the VOTER. When one is NOT BEING HEARD, one tends not to bother to SAY ANYTHING. MY VOTE WILL NOT COUNT ANYWAY! VOTERS are not stupid and if they see that their VOICE is not being listen to they will stop contributing their VOICE. The POLITICAL PARTIES may SAY they are concerned with the LOW VOTER TURNOUT, but they really do not mind as the 40% mark is easier to reach with LESS VOTERS.

Low Voter Turnout;

 Since 1983 in BC the Voter Turnout has steadily DECLINED. In the 1983 the turnout of Eligible Voters was 70.50% and in 2009 it dropped to 50.99% of Eligible Voters. Over the last 3 decades this decline has been consistent, except for the 2005 election with a small rise - from 55.44% in 2001 to 58.19% in 2005.

The 2005 election is interesting as it was the only election in the last 30 years with a slight rise in Voter Turnout. It was also the election with the BC-STV referendum, that received over 57% in favour. The referendum FAILED and was put off for another 4 years. Is there any wonder why the following election in 2009 the Voter Turnout dropped to 50.99%? AGAIN THE VOICE OF THE MAJORITY WAS NOT HEARD!

What happens when the Voter Turnout drops below the 50% mark of Eligible Voters? This LOW VOTER TURNOUT also greatly distorts the Election Results. One may receive 50% of the Votes Cast, but if only 50% of Eligible Voters Turnout to VOTE, you only have 25% support of the VOTERS. This LOW SUPPORT OF ACTUAL VOTERS IS DANGEROUS FOR ANY GOVERNMENT, IT IS WHAT LEADS TO REVOLT!