The electioneering nature of western democracy does one thing well. It almost always finds people willing to put in the long hours politics requires. One does not win internal party elections or general elections by sitting on one’s hands and wishing and hoping. Elected politicians have proven they are ready to put in the hours, sacrificing their family and recreation to be a politician.
And that lack of balance should be a topic for another article.
In contrast, the TDG elections do not have this filter. It is possible for some citizens to become elected into the first TDG tier and not put the time into the job. Here are several reasons:
1. Their occupation may not allow them to participate in TDG governance.
2. They might have too much going on in their personal lives.
3. Their health is not good.
4. They even not want to serve society in this capacity.
For whatever reason applies, that TDG neighborhood will not have an effective representative.
The solution is simple. The TDG annual elections mean such a representative does not serve for too long. The neighbors can vote for someone else next year. The neighborhood can try out another neighbor to represent them.
And with TDG being so granulated, TDG governance will not come to a standstill if 20% of its first-tier representatives are indeed ineffective. There will always be many first-tier representatives putting in their 20 hours a month into the TDG.
And if an ineffective neighbor is elected into the first tier, for sure that person will not advance to the second tier.
The TDG has its own checks-and-balances. I invite you to check out the TDG as a possible solution for the political mess we are in.
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