Public Meeting: Why don’t the people decide state policy?

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Wednesday November 28, 2012 22:20 by Peoples Convention - The Peoples Convention info at cppc dot ie 0863805005

Having a say in state policy

We would like to invite you to our public meeting in the Central Hotel Dublin.

This meeting is being held on the eve of the Government announcing the State's budget for 2013, something which is SECRET up until a few hours before it's passing by Dáil Éireann.

Adoption of the budget is a pre-ordained fact as the 'inner circle' of Government will instruct the cabinet and their Party 'whips' to force it through.

Our constituency representatives (TDs) will NOT be coming back to consult us on the different aspects of the budget, therefore they will NOT be representing us when they yield to the 'whip' and impose the budget policy on us.

The national budget, the State's income and expenditure for an entire year, directly affects every citizen ... surely it is the democratic right of every citizen to a say on this? In fact, should the citizens not have the entire decision in regards to the State's income/expenditure?

This budget will be passed regardless of the citizens views on this matter, since vested interests have already decided on its parameters. Most of it will be dictated by the ECB/IMF and will have received the nod in Germany before our Constituency Representatives have even gotten to see it.

Regardless of policy preferences, regardless of ideological differences, regardless of party allegiance (if any) you are invited to come and discuss why the citizens do not decide the policy of our own state - this is fundamental to democracy!

We need to build a movement for the empowerment of citizens, not the political parties or any other vested Interests.

This meeting is hosted by the Peoples Convention. Our aim is to organise so that the people of every constituency can SELECT and ELECT their own constituency representatives at every level of government, ignoring the political party system and their private selection process. They will then continually MANDATE these representatives and CHECK-UP on implementation of our decisions, and RECALL those representatives when they fail in their duty to represent the constituency.

If you would like more information contact Diarmaid O Cadhla 086 3805005