They should make a law that going back on promises is grounds to "recall" that politician and force a by-election. You'd notice:
a) fewer promises being made b) much fewer fake promises being made c) a much more representative democracy
I wish there was an easier way for an electorate to recall a politician, full stop. Say you get a quorum (25%?) of the electorate to say they want to force a vote - so then a vote is called and if another candidate gets more votes, they're in. Do away with the usual scheduled election times. If a govt loses their majority after one of these by-elections, well, damn, they're out.
Of course, there would need to be checks and balances put in - caps on costs and minimum times between elections. But if you can vote them in, it'd be nice to be able to vote them out as soon as they start being fuckwits.
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a) fewer promises being made
b) much fewer fake promises being made
c) a much more representative democracy
I wish there was an easier way for an electorate to recall a politician, full stop. Say you get a quorum (25%?) of the electorate to say they want to force a vote - so then a vote is called and if another candidate gets more votes, they're in. Do away with the usual scheduled election times. If a govt loses their majority after one of these by-elections, well, damn, they're out.
Of course, there would need to be checks and balances put in - caps on costs and minimum times between elections. But if you can vote them in, it'd be nice to be able to vote them out as soon as they start being fuckwits.