tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post1078412580340102156..comments2023-04-02T15:53:46.924+01:00Comments on Senator Sam Mézec: Reform JerseySenator Sam Mézechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-83201610402638281462012-07-31T12:00:59.648+01:002012-07-31T12:00:59.648+01:00Really well! The turn out was great, there was lot...Really well! The turn out was great, there was lots of applause and people seemed to respond to what we were saying.<br /><br />Much of the night was filmed, so hopefully that'll be online soon and I'll post a link to it.Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-69170866997102933932012-07-31T10:36:45.899+01:002012-07-31T10:36:45.899+01:00So how did it go?So how did it go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-90647510818508638282012-07-30T17:08:20.620+01:002012-07-30T17:08:20.620+01:00Thanks anonymous.
I think you make some really im...Thanks anonymous.<br /><br />I think you make some really important and profound points here. I'll do a proper response tomorrow when I have time, but in the meantime I hope you're free to come down to our meeting tonight and talk about this!Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-85960124335275749632012-07-30T14:06:01.039+01:002012-07-30T14:06:01.039+01:00"Should the Constables remain as ex officio m..."Should the Constables remain as ex officio members of the States of Jersey?"<br /><br />I find that a frustratingly tricky question. <br /><br />On the one hand my local Constable does tend to listen to the public and get things done. As such I feel he is an approachable face of politics who IS working for the public. <br /><br />On the other hand, there is the problem of the Constables voting en bloc, often in favour of anti-public pro-establishment motions.<br /><br />So I wouldn't wish to see my local Constable have his "power" to work for the public curtailed, but I also wouldn't want the Constables to have the "power" to continue voting against the public interest. Unfortunately it can't be had both ways.<br /><br />But an associated problem is that under the Ministerial system we have seen what amounts to almost zero accountabilty amongst Ministers for large scale fouls ups or questionable conduct. So if we remove the Constables completely we're left with a more powerful yet largely unaccountable group entirely holding the reins.<br /><br />Before debating the issue of the Constables we first need a complete shake up of the Ministerial tier of the system. <br /><br />Ministerial government has clearly failed the people of Jersey so that needs to go, or be curtailed in some manner. Once that's sorted THEN would be the time to debate the Constables issue, because we would be able to approach that question from a more focused and defined viewpoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-383360667222080452012-07-30T00:17:50.399+01:002012-07-30T00:17:50.399+01:00Good luck with this, Sam, sincerely.
Bear in min...Good luck with this, Sam, sincerely. <br /><br />Bear in mind it will be a severe uphill struggle, political apathy being the default setting for the majority of islanders. You need to prepare yourself for the fact that this will be very likely be a long and tedious slog at the best of times.<br /><br />With the benefits of modern technology you may though have a disctinct advantage over those who have tried similar things before and failed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-73189058934998557012012-07-29T01:37:30.446+01:002012-07-29T01:37:30.446+01:00I think that's just cynicism to be honest. The...I think that's just cynicism to be honest. There are plenty of intellectual and philosophical reasons to want to have no Senators.<br /><br />Mine is that, despite that it's the most democratic of all the current types of members, it's also the most impractical to elect the whole assembly by. Cutting the island into a few super constituencies would mean it would be just like having several mini-Senator elections. Best of both worlds.Senator Sam Mézechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072393815446147249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-55266011209821858262012-07-28T18:19:10.898+01:002012-07-28T18:19:10.898+01:00I agree with the stance on the Island Wide Mandate...I agree with the stance on the Island Wide Mandate because lets be honest here, how many Deputies are there currently in the States who have failed to get elected on an Island Wide Mandate yet ironically want rid of the position?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-80560939270122163152012-07-28T10:14:39.987+01:002012-07-28T10:14:39.987+01:00Sam, this is a good initiative but I fear you are ...Sam, this is a good initiative but I fear you are falling into the trap that you accuse the EC itself of doing, that is coming up with a pre-determined outcome before you have heard people's views. Most submissions on the EC website want some island-wide mandate and I don't think you can just ignore that. Read in Hansard what Daniel Wimberley said in the debate on Caroline Labey's proposition to reverse the decision on Senators - he said that in 2009 PPC had come up with super districts but MORI had shown that the public didn't want them. If Reform is to work you need to find a fair and democratic solution that the people of Jersey want. <br /><br />3rd March 2011 Deputy of St Mary - "P.P.C. chose to bring in P.72 in 2009, a proposal that ignored what the public most wanted, and produced a solution, which was the multi-Member constituency, which was what they least wanted."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-49335244917256562592012-07-26T19:20:44.191+01:002012-07-26T19:20:44.191+01:00Good idea Sam but for gods sake don't start ru...Good idea Sam but for gods sake don't start rubbing shoulders with people like Ian Leslie Evans. Just check out his criminal record at work if you want to know what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111456314243683939.post-10326836973639103802012-07-26T18:20:49.216+01:002012-07-26T18:20:49.216+01:00I hope you can get this off the ground because we ...I hope you can get this off the ground because we need a new kind of States. Party Politics is the only way to be a real true democracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com