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I’ll do it, but only if you’ll help

Pledge “cheapdemocracy”

"I will give £36 to a fund to hire the services of an ex-cabinet minister but only if 1,000 other concerned citizens will do the same."

— Justin McKeating, Purchaser of democracy (Kontakt)

Letzter Termin, um dieses Versprechen zu unterschreiben 14. August 2009
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Land: Großbritannien

Nähere Angaben
Ex-cabinet minister Jack Cunningham is paid £36,000 by the City of London Corporation to give 'political advice'.

This services also means that 'from time to time, corporation officials tell him that they having "a bit of a problem" getting a meeting with a particular minister and he agrees to make a call to that minister's office'.

More details here: http://tinyurl.com/3ycfcg.

This means that, for the first time, the democratic process is easily affordable to the man in the street.

With that in mind, this pledge is asking 1,000 concerned citizens to pledge to contribute £36 to a central fund.

This fund will then be used to purchase the services of an ex-cabinet minister who will then address our concerns to government representatives and secure meetings with them if and when necessary.

Please sign up: our democracy has never been cheaper.

Thanks!

Justin
http://www.chickyog.net

Kommentare zu diesem Versprechen

• Sounds good, but would it work in practice?
  
  A thousand people would have very different wants. For example, one person might want the ex-Minister to help out with their anti-war interests, while someone else in the group might want them to use their contacts to help with pro-Trident activities.
  T Young, vor 2 jahren Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• These are politicians we are talking about. It doesn't matter if we ask them to help on contradictory subjects, so long as there is something in it for them...
  Ian, vor 2 jahren Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• Can we add a penny or two more to pay for a golden trough as well?
  Owen Beith, vor 14 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• I agree with T Young - it's not the services of an ex-cabinet minister in general that I'd want, and I'd definitely want to know what aims all other signatories had before signing up.
  
  What I'd want is the ability to press ex-cabinet ministers, amongst others, in order to intensify action on climate change [given the evidence, for instance, that carbon sinks such as oceans and forstest are increasingly losing their capacity to absorb CO2, the increasing rate of Artic ice melt and thus fast approaching albedo flip, the evidence of Antartic ice melt etc. See
  http://climatesafety.org/].
  
  Such action would require investment to decarbonise our economy - and provide a great many jobs in the process.
  
  Is this what Justin Keating or any of the other signatories have in mind?
  
  I'd be very happy to make a pledge for this purpose...
  Anna, vor 14 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• Will this ex-Cabinet minister be any good with a paintbrush? After he's made his calls for us, I have some woodwork in the bedroom that needs a new coat of gloss.
  Donald Strachan, vor 12 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
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  Ajit Pal Singh, vor 11 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• £36k for political advice? He must be having a laugh. That's even more scandalous than the current MPs' expenses row!
  Wholesale Clothing, vor 9 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• It's a disgrace what these ex politicians get up to. I think this is a great pledge, and hope you reach your target!
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• £36k?? What an absolute bargain - a lot of duck ponds to be had for that!
  Forex VPS, vor 8 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!
• Money is essentially agreement. Today, we are one day before the final deadline for this pledge and I am number 43.
  Money can be used for good things when it goes from one to many: example:
  Pericles made a strong democracy in Athens because the citizens attending the Agora to vote, were PAID a day's wage to drop their work, attend all day, listen, think and vote.
  But a thousand people giving 36 each to one guy doesn't look promising for democracy, that's why there is 957 missing to be done.
  Joanna Iatridou, vor 7 Monaten Missbrauch? Bitte melden!