Civic Election
On November 16, 2002, many British Columbians will head to the voting
booth for the civic election. The question is, whom will they vote
for? Will it be Larry Campbell, the leader of the Coalition of
Progressive Electors (COPE)? Valerie Maclean, leader of the Vancouver
Civic Action TEAM (VCA)? Or Jennifer Clarke, leader of the
Non-Partisan Association (NPA)?
Conservative Larry Campbell will this year lead a party whose focus is
environmental issues. Campbell, along with his party would like to
develop Vancouver's economy, reduce energy consumption, and address
climate change. His plan is to create a so-called "Cool Vancouver", in
which jobs will be created and civic investment through construction
and other projects that save energy will use environmentally friendly
technology. This would involve investing in energy saving technology
in new buildings and "retrofits", where this technology will be
installed in older buildings. He hopes that this program will create
jobs, save tax dollars, reduce municipal costs, and attract senior
government funds while conserving energy. If elected mayor, Campbell
states that "I want to make sure that what we do is going to come back
as a benefit that we can measure and see". He also said that he would
like to "bring the downtown eastside community into the mainstream" by
implementing the four-pillars program which is aimed at alleviating
addiction woes to the Downtown Eastside.
The second candidate for mayor of Vancouver is Valerie Maclean, leader
of the VCA TEAM. She believes that Vancouver needs to be a vibrant
"community of communities" with greater ambition, and it needs to seek
international recognition. Maclean hopes that the Olympics will be
part of the stimulating economy, because the economic spin-offs could
be huge. Maclean also believes that Vancouver needs to take greater
advantage of the potential tourist dollars that could be spent here.
"Tourism is huge in this city, but look at some of the cultural
activities that have been underplayed" as stated by Maclean recently.
According to her, the city is not taking advantage of people arriving
What does society have to benefit from this? In short, this does not affect the
In this essay, I will explain why Texas should retain the partisan election of judges. Texas is one of the few states that elect their judges using a Partisan voting method. Partisan elections can be unfair and can misinform the voter. A high legal position such as a judge should never be chosen in such a manner. Partisan elections often cost more than nonpartisan elections in campaigning. Partisan elections are also more likely to lead to straight ticket voting or mindless voting. Partisan elections also lead to more campaign contributions and can increase the power of constituencies. Lastly partisan elections can cause an imbalance in equal represent the population. Therefore, Partisanship voting does not belong in the courts of Texas and
Voting is one of the citizens’ rights living in a country. In the past, not everyone can vote. Voting used to be for only white American men. However, our ancestors fought for that rights. Eventually, any American who are older than eighteen can vote, despite their race or gender. In addition, voter turnout is used to keep track of the voting. It is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Unfortunately, the voter turnout has been decreasing over time, and it means that there are less and fewer people who actually show up and vote. This essay will discuss the voter turnout in Harris County, Texas.
Partisan Elections In the following essay I will be talking about the disadvantages and advantages of partisan elections for state politics. I will also examine the last couple of year’s election results and costs. Finally, I will discuss if partisanship made a difference in the vote, as well as if a judge should be decided by partisan vote. In the next couple paragraphs, I will talk more specifically about these topics.
In his opinion post, ‘Lions to the Ballot Box’ Charles M Blow has highlighted the various issues related with the abstinence of American voters. The opinion pieces in New York Times generally reflect scholars’ opinions of various issues of national and international importance and often raise very important issues. Most often, these opinion pieces are directed at raising the awareness among readers regarding various issues and generate attention as well as response to these issues. Blow’s article is in fact a brilliant piece of opinion in which he explores how and why a large part of American population abstains from casting the ballot. Blow mainly claims that the American voters are like lions, who have forgotten to roar. They have the power but have forgotten to exercise it. Usually, opinion pieces contain very deep thoughts on issues and also engage the audience or the readers by calling for urgent action. Seen in this perspective, Blow’s article is truly representative of the opinion articles in which authors engage their audiences with fiery ideas encouraging them to take action. (Blow, 2014)
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The United States is an inspiration of liberty and hope for nations around the world. It is a nation with citizens who have the unalienable rights of, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” and a model for how democratic nations should be ordered and maneuvered due to its intrinsic values that are held. Democracy is a system of government where the citizens are responsible for shaping their nation to represent who they are and what they stand for. The people have the ultimate power in the nation. However, as no pure direct democracy exists in any nation, an indirect democracy arises, where people vote to elect representatives, who then in turn make the greater part of decisions for the nation.
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I feel that, for the most part, mine along with others in my age group’s concerns are not addressed by the political process. To answer this, I took a look at political socialization and how I was socialized politically. Some of my concerns include: minimum wage, social security, pollution and global warming, school loans, and legal ages. There are many reasons why, that I understand, that my generation’s opinions of these issues are not addressed, which I will talk about throughout this paper. Overall, the political process does not address our concerns and voices.
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