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I was a little dumbfounded reading the article below.
The way to influence the selection of political candidates is to join the
political parties. The party (meeting) will provide a forum and voice to opine
on candidates selection and the priorities of the political party.
To decry the "winnability criteria for candidate selection" by political
parties; is to decry the profits of corporation and private business. When
contesting elections, there is NO "second best".
Of course in democracy the people have the right and duty to select the
candidate of their choice or to nominate their own.
Kind Regards, GL
--------------- Glenn Costa wrote:
Church body decries winnability criteria for candidate selection
the Council for Social Justice and Peace, a church body, has come down heavily
on the concept of 'winnability' criteria of selecting candidates. ..... "Both
the political parties have been saying that winnable candidates would be given
tickets and we are questioning the whole concept. Otherwise this will lead to
the same vicious cycle as the rich will be voted back to power as they can
purchase the votes. This goes against the actual people's rights, as whom they
want as their candidate," he said further.
"In the present structure whichever may be the party, it has looked at this
winnability factor. Some may claim that they are functioning on an ideology but
they give tickets to candidates who can win. Even in areas where people have
proposed candidates political parties do not really take this into
consideration," Fr Fernandes added. ..... And this winnabilty concept should be
discarded.
