I saw in passing today a news snippet that suggested the Federal Administration’s Electoral Commission is reluctant to set a date for the opening of the upcoming election cycle.
Ignoring the rumors at hand, to assume the best of all parties involved, I strongly urge the FAEC to tighten this up and get a specific date in place and furthermore to enforce it. The democratic process, and the voice of the people, is core to the existence of the democracy at the heart of the Federation and any attempt to delay or usurp it should be resisted with all due vigilance and diligence.
Given the state of turmoil in the cluster at large and within the Federation itself, now is not the time to let the core principles of the Federation get brushed aside or, worse, openly trampled on and disregarded. On the contrary, now is the time to demonstrate that even in the most difficult times, the foundation of our Federation is unshakable and the principles that unite and guide us remain strong and ever-present.
President Aguard has made it clear more than once that the core principles of the Federation mean nothing to her, and the wider Federal government has done little to challenge that notion.
The history of the Placid region alone is littered with examples of governmental and legal interference and obstruction, neglect, and breaches of treaty on the part of the Federation.
Experience teaches us that that even the so-called “unshakable foundation” of universal suffrage and the federal election process is anything but, so it’s not at all surprising to learn that new concerns have emerged.
What’s the bending of yet another rule if convenient delays by the Electoral Commission just so happen to result in Aguard getting to remain in office for a little longer?
Forgive me for not knowing the proper honorific as I’m unfamiliar with you personally but thank you for the open expression of your concerns.
I would disagree that it’s “too late” because it is only too late if the people have given up on the ideal, which I do not believe we have. Democracy is a difficult institution to maintain and is subject to the whims and temperament of the people but until the people have stopped giving voice to their concerns and acting in the interests of those concerns then there is still time to correct the course.
It seems we agree on the massive overreach and failures of the current administration which is precisely why I feel it is important to maintain the integrity of our election process and give the people, yours included, the platforms and processes necessary to make our voices heard and remove those elements that we do not believe are in alignment with the Federation and our vision for it. Sitting on our hands now because we believe it is “too late” is exactly the opposite of what needs to be done and is exactly the mentality that lets democracy give way to despotism.
I would urge you and yours instead to join the calls to uphold our democratic process and echo the importance of doing here and now so we can begin to restore to the member-states the autonomy that is rightfully theirs and restore voices to those who have been marginalized and neglected for far too long.