The British Constitution (Updated)

“But what if 70% of the public wanted murder to be legal? Surely the system is open to abuse!”

Under MajoritySay, a constitution of ancient rights is drawn up, whose articles cannot be abrogated. A study of history, from the Saxon laws of Ine through Magna Carta and the Declaration of Rights, shows the lessons of English/British freedoms have been learned at great cost. We do not need to re-learn those lessons.

The ‘legitimacy’ of murder, for example, can never be put to the vote. The Constitution is the rule-book agreed to in advance by the majority and demarks the no-go areas. Imagine the pride of being the generation which forges such an historic document! Articles may include: The right to free speech. The right to the Common Law. The right to lawful assembly. The right for public representatives to be held accountable for their actions. The right to protection of life, liberty and property. The right to firm but equable justice for all. The right for the public’s sovereignty to be represented by a monarch. This is what your ancestors wanted for you – a rich heritage to pass on to your children so they in turn can enjoy a safe and worry-free future.

Making the tough decisions together makes sense. Making them together as a free country can only be the surest path to peace for the future.

Voting

Twice a year, a public holiday is held, and street parties, celebrations and carnivals can be hosted. For the sake of argument, we’ll call these two days, D-Days (Democracy Days). This is the day you get to vote on the issues of the day, both local and national. These will have been published at least three months in advance in the national media, so the pros and cons can be aired. Newspapers of different political opinions will inform their readership, so you’ll have an opinion, and even if you don’t, you may abstain and not vote at all, in contrast to, for example, Australia, where failure to vote incurs a $1,000 fine!

Where do the policies come from?

Each issue up for the vote can gain the ballot on D-Day in one or two ways:

1)   The party in power puts forward the policy (i.e. increase or decrease in military spending; ID cards; anti-crime initiatives; healthcare reforms)

2)   An individual or group has placed a petition on the Downing Street web-site campaigning for a particular issue, and has gained five million signatures (abolishing speed cameras; reinstituting the right to hunt; appropriate citizen rights for retiring Ghurkhas, etc.)

Local issues gain the ballot the same way:

1) Local government puts forward the policy (massive new lorry park to serve the M20; new wind farm; election of County Police Chief, County Court Justice, etc.)  

2) An individual or group has placed a petition on the local government web-site campaigning for a particular issue, and has gained 100,000 signatures (abolishing county speed cameras; reinstituting a non-PC Guy Fawkes Night; saying no to a massive new lorry park to serve the M20, etc.)

Once you’ve voted, feel free to enjoy the rest of the day. When the results are in, the national will shall be known. Any issue gaining the break-point vote or more wins that measure. This new policy is then written up by parliament and enshrined into law. Parliament will be legally bound to apply the will of the people. Courts, presided over by a publicly elected judiciary, will arbitrate disputes.