IN A SEASON OF GOODWILL PART 2: Government FOR the people… What does LEGALIZED VOTING MEAN?
This is a part two in a series…
If VOTING is a requirement of democracy, then, as far as governance is concerned, voting becomes one of the laws of the land.
What are LAWS really?
LAWS are essentially RULES that are binding on its citizens. Scientifically, in nature, laws simply describe phenomena that are found to be always recurring. These are called the laws of nature or natural laws.
Since humans cannot disassociate themselves from nature, the laws in the primarily indigenous cultures follow natural laws closely.
If the United States, the beginning laws are spelled out in the Constitution which also endeavors to be close to natural law in describing the behavior of humans.
Enforcement of laws can show stark differences depending upon how free citizens really are.
As democracies develop, particularly after the carnage of the 20th century and the resultant understanding of the value of the individual person, many more people are free in the sense they need fewer rules to control their behavior because consciously free people find themselves acting in harmony with the rules of so-called ‘good’ behavior or behavior that recognizes and respects all aspects of other persons in their midst.
Therefore in democracies LAWS may be considered CONSCIENCE REMINDERS. When this is the case VIOLATION of laws requires humane treatment more frequently than PUNISHMENT which may tend to attempt to diminish the HUMANITY of a violator of a LAW.
Reverence for Life separates those laws for actions which harm others, and those laws which are simply CONSCIENCE REMINDERS.
Violation of laws require penalties, not as punishment but as CONSCIENCE REMINDERS .
PUNISHMENT IS A MALIGNED WORD IN A FREE SOCIETY.
A PENALTY is simply the ‘price paid’ for violating a LAW.
Now concerning VOTING law in a free society.
People are FINED if they break laws in a democracy so people are fined for NOT VOTING. Many democratically evolved countries in the world already have LAWS that fine people for not voting. In Australia, for instance, approximately 98% of the people VOTE.
LEGALIZING SACREDNESS
When the vote is legalized, the natural sacredness of it also has to be protected by law.
It is the responsibility of the government to publish a booklet accurately describing each matter to be voted upon and be assured that every person receives a copy of it. The people who work on the content could be independent scholars vetted by all political parties. THEN in the same booklet, EACH PARTY will also describe their platform and their interpretation of each matter to be voted upon.
Since everyone will be voting, it becomes illegal for any influences other than those that are natural, such as conversations etc., to be brought to bear on the voter and the voter’s conscience. There will be no more ads and other political tools purchased with unlimited amounts of money in order to help elect or defeat any candidate. They will be illegal, and the reasons follow.
… to be continued.
