I would like to go into the subject "representation of people in a democracy". Surfing the net and taking some information from Wikipedia I came up with the following:
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions. Parties often espouse an expressed ideology or vision bolstered by a written platform with specific goals, forming a coalition among disparate interests (mark the words "IDEOLOGY" and "PLATFORM").
Families of parties from left to right: communist, socialist, green, liberal, Christian democratic, conservative and libertarian. The position of two other types, agrarian and regional/ethnic parties vary. Another category is Islamic political parties.
The representatives form an independent ruling body (for an election period) charged with the responsibility of acting in the people's interest, but not as their proxy representatives not necessarily always according to their wishes, but with enough authority to exercise swift and resolute initiative in the face of changing circumstances (mark the words ""ELECTION PERIOD").
The ELECTORATE = "US", the "THE PEOPLE". "WE" decide who is representing us in which political party to influence "OUR" needs on a political level. There is clearly a need for a party who is clear about their IDEOLOGY and has this written in a PLATFORM which doesn't change every second, because it sounds/looks right. Next to this platform, a political party should be clear about their intentions on what they will try to accomplish during a specific ELECTION PERIOD. When the ELECTORATE is not satisfied with the executions of the IDEOLOGY and representation of the ELECTORATE, they will have the power to choose other party/representatives for a specific ELECTION PERIOD.
Have a great day,
Sjaoel "Shooz" Richardson
