Re: Are we ready for "Recall" provision?

Recall sounds like a perfect solution but in a democracy accountability is
probably more important. For a nation like India where politics are
practiced with the spirit of mudslinging and brickbating, this will be a
tool that will be more misused than used in the true spirit. Furthermore, in
my opinion will prove to be more expensive within our limited means.

In my opinion, we should focus on getting elected officials more
accountable. The RECALL will take care of itself.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chandu Sambasiva Rao" <srchandu@gmail.com>
To: "AndhraOne" <AndhraOne@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 12:46 AM
Subject: Are we ready for "Recall" provision?

>
> Sri Somnath Chatarji, Lok Sabha Speaker, recently suggested that it is
> time for us to consider amending our Constitution to provide for
> "Recall" of elected representatives at all levels in our governments.
>
> While this provision is available in some democracies, not all
> democracies have such a provision. In theory, this is a powerful and
> self correcting provision. However, there are only a handful of
> successful cases where this has been used in US and other countries in
> recent years.
>
> Are we ready for such a provision? Will it lead to more
> confusion/anarchy? What should be the bounds and minimum requirements
> for such a step to work effectively? What are the alternatives for such
> a provision if any?
>
> What do you think?
>
> Regards,
> Chandu
>