Privately Run Jails
By
James Bredin


Proportional representation may be a deadly sin,
The way our politicians look at it, they feel they can't win,
Therefore it's banned outright and cannot be whispered or spoken,
Or the constitution or Trudeau's Charter might be broken.

And the media trained people go along with the notion,
Left-wing propaganda with no changes allowed or commotion,
No recall and no binding referendums will be allowed,
Where soft-on-crime courts and appointed judges feel so proud.

The people want all criminals to be named and stay in jail,
Not still unknown, moving around committing more crimes while on bail,
Why should this be so difficult to explain and understand?
We need bigger and privately run jails in this great land.

Feb 28th, 2010
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First Past the Post 2
By
James Bredin

If three candidates run for election, two of the three will loose,
Though the winner will have less votes than the two, it's not abuse,
It's called first-past-the-post -- not proportional representation,
Which most of the world has adopted because of frustration.

Unfortunately our politicians seem to oppose this scheme,
Though they know that first-past-the-post could be political extreme,
Changes are strictly forbidden in their democratic delay,
Though they know it could improve elections but they wont say.

Maybe some day in the distant future, we'll see a change,
We have no binding referendums so we just can't arrange,
Various committees will study this issue and report,
But in first-past-the-post system they don't need your support.

Feb 27th, 2010

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Proportional Representation Forever Delayed
By
James Bredin

The people want better ballots but politicians wont allow,
They want to maintain their first-past-the-post system as it is now,
Where the political loosers take most of the people's votes,
And proportional representation is something no one promotes.

The winner of an election does not need a majority,
Reality and first-past-the-post says a minority,
Therefore most of the electorate are not represented,
Where electoral changes are said to be resented.

Most of the world has switched to proportional representation,
After a lot of lack of representation and frustration,
But our appointees, politicians and media want no change,
Are we missing something here because it does seem strange?

Feb 26th, 2010


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HUMAN RIGHTS AND CRIMINAL RIGHTS
By
James Bredin

Is there a point where human rights and criminal rights meet?
Is it at their injection sites, their needle exchange sites or the street?
Is it in the court house where soft-on-crime decisions are made?
How can we get away from their judicial masquerade?

What caused this: a federal, provincial or a UN Act?
Amnesty International agency or a Supreme Court fact?
Do criminals have more Charter rights and have we lost our way?
Why have all court decisions gone soft and our feet stuck in clay?

Do we need binding referendums just to get back on track?
Or should we consult with a heroin addict doing crack?
Are we so afraid we might discriminate that we can't think?
Did that criminal just get off with a wink, to see his shrink?

Feb 23rd 2010

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Can we improve the system?
By
James Bredin
Appointed senators have always voted the way they were told,
Because Canadian appointees are not allowed to be bold,
Appointed governor generals too are not allowed to change,
Democratically speaking, this might seem quite strange.

The people can slightly change things on an election day,
But most Canadians don't believe it and many stay away,
First past the post may allow a big time looser to win,
Because the majority of the voters voted against him.

Proportional representation is forbidden and can't be used,
This is one of the reasons why Canadians feel abused,
Binding referendums have also always been banned,
Though the Swiss have had them for years and it was always well planned.

Feb 23rd, 2010


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SOME CHANGES ALLOWED IN CANADA
By
James Bredin

You wont read this in the media because they play the same game,
In their Canadian establishment compelled to stay the same,
Our organized political systems are forbidden to change
Senators and governor generals will all be arranged.

Without Swiss style binding referendums; we're going no where fast,
Can't come into modern times because we're stuck in the past,
How to get this message to those at the top of the political pile?
Without binding referendums, they just tell us to wait a while.

Legal euthanasia is supported by Canadian folk,
This is quite different than the elites who hide in the smoke,
They refuse to touch euthanasia with a ten foot pole,
It's not part of their politically correct left/right wing goal.

Feb 22rd, 2010

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SINGING FROM THE SAME HYMN BOOK
By
James Bredin

Why can the Swiss have binding referendums and we can't?
Plus the Swiss have euthanasia while we complain and rant?
While our media still tells us that we should be pompously proud,
And we should fall in line behind the politically correct crowd.

A million appointees in Ottawa don't find this very strange,
They are dedicated to the notion that there will be no change,
And binding referendums will be forever disapproved,
And appointees who do not quietly agree may be removed.

As we watch senators get appointed by one of their friends,
No relation to democracy that these actions transcend,
Those into democracy can see the hidden party hook,
Friends of friends in high places singing from the same hymn book.

Feb 21st, 2010


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