Dear Manuel,
Two things:
1. Why we say 'No Second Term'.
This is to get the candidate in mental readiness that if elected he cannot
claim the 2nd. term. [Candidate signs an affidavit before he is given the
ticket and this is one of the clauses . That he will not demand 2nd. Term.)
But nevertheless he can perform in the manner that the 2nd. term is given to
him.
Not by the Party. The CWC (Constituency Working Committee which is in place)
decides this.
Club the 'No Second Tern' ( which is not a GSRP constitutional requirement) to
another constitutional requirement in 'Art-37' - No Dual Posts. Since the
Candidacy is reserved for the President of the CWC, when this candidate get
elected as MLA, he cannot occupy this post in the CWC. The new President will
be the candidate for the next elections. Therefore, the MLA is automatically
out. But if the incumbent President of CWC agrees that the MLA needs to be
given the 2nd. Term, he gets it. Otherwise he comes back to the Party fold to
guide the next MLA. The Party leaves this decision entirely with the incumbent
CWC.
GSRP does not allow 3rd. consecutive term to its MLAs. Period
2. Going back to the people.
If you look at the party's Roadmap ( which is the party's permanent manifesto),
you will see that almost all policies are defined. All that has to be done is
to incorporate them in legalese and get them passed in the Cabinet or at the
Assembly level as required by law. When I say 'going back to the people' this
is when a new (controversial) policy is to be brought in, say like 'Reverting
Panaji back to Panjim' etc. There is bound to be pros and con on this. The
government needs to put its cards on the table and let the people air this
issue before making it into a policy decision. In this case the government
(just because it can get the bill passed easily) cannot bulldoze the bill
through the assembly or thro the cabinet. The Party comes in to make this
decision depending on the feed-back from the people. Just a good management
practice in order to avoid unnecessary darnas and agitations etc. later.
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: manuel tavares
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 7:31 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Conversation with Churchill Alemao
Hi Floriano,
The Ideals set out in your policy or manifesto are indeed noble. If indeed
you can steer this fledgling party to a MAJORITY party in the Goa Assembly,
Goa could be saved. However, some of the rules set out must be changed
otherwise there will be no movement (Stagnant) if every decision has to go back
to the people to decide. The purpose of electing representatives is to ensure
sure swift just and transparent government. Governance if stringently followed
should ensure that there is compliance with the set policies as described in
the manifesto and backed up by laws. I must stress that bribery and corruption
at all levels must be totally eliminated and the system of Governance should be
so structured that transparency can be observed from all angles thus
eliminating the doubts and irregularities which are inherent in a society where
underhand dealings are the norm.
The one term only policy is indeed a novelty, barring the US and Liberia and
a few others, no other country or state have them. Once people have tasted the
fruits of power, they seem to become intoxicated with it and may force changes
which would undermine this issue which, in itself, is not a major problem.
Perhaps restricting the service to two terms over a lifetime might work.
Another issue which is endemic to politicians in Goa is the habit of changing
parties at will. This must be stopped. If one is elected on a certain party
ticket, and after being elected wishes to switch parties, then there should be
a by-election so that the people who voted the party's representative can
determine the fate of the incumbent member and the party on whose ticket he
/she was elected would then have the opportunity to field another candidate.
After all, the assembly is undoubtedly partisan.
Manuel (Eddie) Tavares
