Democracy
A group of self-described “concerned citizens” (who knew we had any in Shalampax?) are expressing outrage over our process of using random selection rather than democratic election to choose our parliamentarians.
I don’t know how seriously to take this group because they haven’t yet given themselves a name. As you know, no group is worth a damn until they have a proper name, preferably one with a catchy acronym, but so be it.
The first phase of this group’s protest will be an extensive letter-writing campaign. Most members of the group will be writing the letter “A” because they are illiterate and haven’t learned any other letters.
When asked if she wanted a seat in Parliament, the spokesperson for the group responded, “Are you out of your freaking mind? Who the hell would want that crappy job?”
Of course, that is exactly why we use a random selection process to appoint our Prime Minister and other Members of Parliament. No one has ever volunteered to stand for election in Shalampax. Sometimes we force people to become a Member of Parliament as punishment for having committed some heinous crime.
I don’t think this group is going to make much headway with their protest.
C.R.A.P
Citizen’s Revolt Against Parliament.
@MadMadMargo: Excellent choice! However, I did a little research. In a small patch of ice and snow called Canada there’s a political party, the one that is now in power, that calls itself the Conservative Party. It started out calling itself the Reform Party, but then changed its name to the Alliance party. It adopted it’s current name only after merging with a party that was called the Progressive Conservative Party. So, considering the Conservative’s heritage from the Reform and then Alliance Parties, I think the Conservative Party in Canada can already very justifiably lay claim to the C.R.A.P. name.
A group of Shalampaxians has worked up a bout of rage over something that has not deprived them of alcohol, sex or money (not necessariy in that order)??? I would never have believed it if our intrepid reporter had not informed us.
@David: I know. I definitely think that a psychiatric assessment is in order for these people.