NeopoleII: you're giving me some ideas. 2017 is a long time to wait.Quote:
as i dont live in the northland region nor even care about its political or social issues.......
i am perplexed how an mp can do something that requires him to give up his seat........ for what ever reason....
and the resulting action is a by election which could/can change a countries elected government.
to extrapolate...... a person could enter politics, join a party, and subvertly do a bad deed to bring down a government.
just because his/her "true" political choice is with another political party..... but instilled themselves to the opposing party
to be a "sleeper" government destroyer.
you would think that if a party won an election they have the right to rule for that term, unless something very serious happens
that the ruling party has done or committed.
but with this sort of stuff....... an mp or several mps from a ruling party could...... have a terminal illness, sudden death, party disdain,
or sabotage, and a government could fall from the actions of a handful of people... whether pre planned or "just lives incidents"
i am a fan of mmp, but this sort of stuff seems politically unstable.
eg...... a 7 Richter scale earthquake at a caucus meeting at some destination that kills 4 or 5 mps and the government falls.
or....... a man made incident that causes the same lose of mps.
is this a fair way to run a country....... with ....... chance or tragedy controlling a government?
just some thoughts.