Thursday, May 29, 2008

Alberta the "democratic" one party state!

Will Alberta ever become a true democracy? Politics and the whole democratic process only works if you have honest debate amongst people with different views. When one party owns 72 of 83 seats what chance does dissent or differing opinions have? Kevin Taft hasn't determined his future yet! will the Liberal party ever have a chance in Alberta? The NDP could hold their caucus meeting in a phone booth. Both of these parties combined to garnish a whooping 11 seats between them. Is it a matter of leadership in these parties, will Albertans ever accept what they represent? Paul Hinman and his Wildrose Alliance are they done? are they a real alternative? I believe we need a new party that takes the place of all three of these, it needs to happen soon pulling together a new party a few months before an election makes no sense. More than anything a new party needs some dynamic leadership. The last leaders debate was like watching paint dry. At heart I am a conserative, but the democractic process always works better when the political decisions are made in the legislature, not in one parties leaders office.

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