Comments on: Elections http://www.timwilson.org/elections/ My thoughts on being a Kentish Councillor in rural Tasmania Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:00:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.timwilson.org/elections/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Anonymous Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.timwilson.org/?p=66#comment-8 I would like to comment on your post.<br/>You said "It has only been recently that rate payers have elected their Mayor and <br/>Deputy Mayor.<br/>I would prefer a return to the old situation where they are elected by the councillors."<br/>and later<br/>"Get capable people elected and not just popular ones."<br/>Which begs the question: If councillors are elected by the popular vote,then how good will these popular councillors' choice of executives be?<br/>German Nazi party was a capable elected government therefore they were better suited to choose the Reich Chancellor by your reasoning?<br/>I am somewhat more comfortable with a system that errs on the side of diversity so as to avoid a too cosy situation where an institution becomes impervious to outside influences.i.e. the wish of the electorate who foot the bills.<br/>Sometimes the least qualified people can rise to the occasion.<br/>Jezza I would like to comment on your post.
You said “It has only been recently that rate payers have elected their Mayor and
Deputy Mayor.
I would prefer a return to the old situation where they are elected by the councillors.”
and later
“Get capable people elected and not just popular ones.”
Which begs the question: If councillors are elected by the popular vote,then how good will these popular councillors’ choice of executives be?
German Nazi party was a capable elected government therefore they were better suited to choose the Reich Chancellor by your reasoning?
I am somewhat more comfortable with a system that errs on the side of diversity so as to avoid a too cosy situation where an institution becomes impervious to outside influences.i.e. the wish of the electorate who foot the bills.
Sometimes the least qualified people can rise to the occasion.
Jezza

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