Dear Editor,
The electorate should show more maturity and shed the diehard cloak of following political masters. Voters need to put themselves first and elect a representative that serves their best interest.
A close examination of the constituencies that have consistently voted for a particular party reveals that they suffer from perennial neglect.
Take a drive into the garrison constituencies in the Corporate Area; they have poor infrastructure, high rates of violence, overpopulation and unemployment and the same applies in rural areas.
How many political representatives are products of the constituency they serve? How many representatives live in the constituency they represent? Shouldn't the representatives live amongst their people and share the ups and downs? Is that not what representing people is all about?
The electorate should consider seriously whom they select as their voice to represent them. Do not just think party only.
If people prefer to keep electing representatives because they were born PNP or JLP they should ask themselves the question: Why are we not provided with basic necessities as others?
As an electorate we should place a higher premium on our votes considering they decide whether we are heard or ignored. It is time to put this diehard voting habit in the dustbin of history and demand from political representatives we elect that they serve us and not just be a rubber stamp or party puppet.
Tony Miles
tonymiles1940@gmail.com
Time to send signal against diehard party voting
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The electorate should show more maturity and shed the diehard cloak of following political masters. Voters need to put themselves first and elect a representative that serves their best interest.
A close examination of the constituencies that have consistently voted for a particular party reveals that they suffer from perennial neglect.
Take a drive into the garrison constituencies in the Corporate Area; they have poor infrastructure, high rates of violence, overpopulation and unemployment and the same applies in rural areas.
How many political representatives are products of the constituency they serve? How many representatives live in the constituency they represent? Shouldn't the representatives live amongst their people and share the ups and downs? Is that not what representing people is all about?
The electorate should consider seriously whom they select as their voice to represent them. Do not just think party only.
If people prefer to keep electing representatives because they were born PNP or JLP they should ask themselves the question: Why are we not provided with basic necessities as others?
As an electorate we should place a higher premium on our votes considering they decide whether we are heard or ignored. It is time to put this diehard voting habit in the dustbin of history and demand from political representatives we elect that they serve us and not just be a rubber stamp or party puppet.
Tony Miles
tonymiles1940@gmail.com
Time to send signal against diehard party voting
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