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Their are ten stages, to
the evolution of a practical and efficient form of representative
government and these are:
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1.
Freedom of the person.
Slavery, serfdom, and all
forms of human bondage must disappear.
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2.
Freedom of the mind.
Unless a free people are
educated -- taught to think intelligently and plan wisely -- freedom
usually does more harm than good.
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3.
The reign of law.
Liberty can be enjoyed only
when the will and whims of human rulers are replaced by legislative
enactments in accordance with accepted fundamental law.
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4.
Freedom of speech.
Representative government is unthinkable without freedom of all
forms of expression for human aspirations and opinions.
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5.
Security of property.
No government can long endure if it
fails to provide for the right to enjoy personal property in some
form. Man craves the right to use, control, bestow, sell, lease, and
bequeath his personal property.
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6.
The right of petition.
Representative government
assumes THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. The privilege of
petition is inherent in FREE CITIZENSHIP.
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7.
The right to rule.
It is not enough to be heard;
THE POWER OF PETITION must progress to THE ACTUAL MANAGEMENT OF THE
GOVERNMENT.
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8.
Universal
suffrage.
Representative government presupposes an
intelligent, efficient, and universal electorate. The character of
such a government will ever be determined by the character and
caliber of those who compose it. As civilization progresses,
suffrage, while remaining universal for both sexes, will be
effectively modified, regrouped, and
otherwise differentiated.
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9.
Control of public servants.
No civil government will be serviceable and effective unless the
citizenry possess and use wise techniques of
guiding and controlling
officeholders and public
servants.
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10.
Intelligent and trained representation.
The survival of democracy is
dependent on successful representative government; and that is
conditioned upon the practice of electing to public offices only
those individuals who are technically trained, intellectually
competent, socially loyal, and morally fit. Only by such provisions
can government of the people, by the people, and for the people be
preserved.
Our actions are our final
decisions. What actions are your Public Servants and Office Holders
taking?
The present and past
Canadian Government actions can be measured and evaluated
here
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