On 05/11/2013 4:46 PM, "Grant Maw" <[email protected]> wrote: > > "Forcing the govt to listen to the will of the people as issues arise" simply isn't practical, but hey, if you want to change the system so that the government makes decisions using alternative methods (irrespective of whether they are made of straw) then I wish you the best of luck in your political career.
Thanks but I don't need luck...that is pretty much how it already works. I can think of countless policies that governments of all persuasions have modified or even reversed due to the community response. Governments that ignore the people don't last very long and marginal backbenchers get antsy very quickly. Democracy isn't something we just visit every 4 years.
