If I Could Change One Thing...
You come home from school. You’re tired and
just want to relax for a few minutes before you crunch down into homework. You
switch the TV on and it’s the news. What’s on it? A woman is in a critical
condition after she got run over by a car but according to the reporter she’s
okay, the Dow Jones dropped 3% again today and another politician was caught
going to a hotel and hiring a prostitute and paying through use of the public’s
money, our money.
How many times in your life, would you have
seen on TV, heard on the radio or read in a newspaper about government
officials and governmental parties not doing what they’re meant to be doing.
Recent news reports show us that they are using the public’s money for selfish
and indulgent activities working with high business officials to help confirm
their place in power and covering up major crimes and laws. Politics just
became a heated game.
If I could change one thing it would be
Australia’s government. No longer are we governed by ourselves. The basis of an
Australian Government or a democracy in general is people governed by parties
which stand for certain rights, our rights. This isn’t the case in Australia
though. Go ask your parents do they really believe that we are living in a fair
just, society? For example, the Carbon Tax. A poll created by the infamous
newspoll, has shown us that over 50% of Australian people are against the
introduction of this tax. Does that not suggest that we should not have it?
Another prime example of the government not acting to the public’s accord would
be the introduction of workchoices which saw the demise of many small
businesses and the restriction of workers’ rights. These people that were
elected by us are not standing for us anymore.
When people stand for us or represent us,
we expect a formal manner emanating from them.
We need to able to trust them and know that they are on their best
behaviour and putting the reputation of our country on the line. They are a
representative, whether it be for their jobs or from their social life. Let’s
face it, when you become a political figure you must sacrifice a lot but after
all you did choose the job. This isn’t what happening though. As ive said
before, politicians are seen with prostitutes, using the public money, covering
up crimes and presenting themselves in a very uncivilised demeanour. Swearing,
lies and sexism are all too common in politics. A bit too prominent if you ask
me.
Australian partiess have never really
sustained absolute confidence in the public. Laws are introduced that make no
sense at all, rules that restrict us from our basic rights. This oppressive
nature has caused us to blinded and accept whatever we are handed down. That is
un-Australian. No parties, big or small have ever secured policies that benefit
the wider nation.
So, since all major parties are incompetent
and all minor parties are in the wrong with their applied policies, should we
disband our democracy and turn into a republic? Seemingly the easier answer to
this dilemma would be the forthcoming of knights in shining armour except for
politics because we don’t need people riding in on horses.
Two of these knights would be Pauline
Hansen and Malcolm Turnball. Putting the public’s interest in front of
themselves is the very core of a democratic politician. Why them though?
Pauline Hansen because she stood for the voices of many Australians and Malcolm
Turnball because he has crossed the floor several times when he believed his own
party was not following their pinned policies. They aren’t the only good
politicians though. Many independents are now being elected because of the
power they hold and their interests who reflect their electorate and the people
who voted for them, after all that is their job.
Luckily my solution does not need people to
scour the nation searching for people with these characteristics. It isn’t
going to be a major game of minesweeper. To fix our crumbled governmental
system is simple and I don’t see why it hasn’t been enforced: first of all, The
removal of substantiative power from politicians so that they cannot control
organisation like fair work australia, or investigative companies because all
too often we see cover-ups, two, to run a
continuous background check on all politicians to make sure they’re clean and
free from any subject that could damage the reputation or safety of Australia.
What’s more why should they be excluded from a process that much of Australia
is put through? And then three, Allowing
the public to have a say in laws in a vote system for all laws. The
implantation of this solution is necessary if we don’t want to eventually end
up with another failed party, failed politician, another scandal.
You look back at the glowing television
screen and hear the last few words the reporter utters about the case. “He has
publicly resigned and has been ushered out by his party”. This cycle will
continue if we don’t change something. That is why if I could change one thing,
it would be our governmental system.
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