Comments on: Burchall Report: PLP Delegates & Votes

By: Blog: PLP Race [Paula Cox/Derrick Burgess Win] | Bernews.com

Blog: PLP Race [Paula Cox/Derrick Burgess Win] | Bernews.com — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:02:05 +0000

[...] running for the position.For background information on how the PLP delegate selections works see here, for Dale Butler’s campaign launch see here, for Paula Cox’s campaign launch here, and [...]

By: Dante

Dante — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:23:25 +0000

I’m pretty sure that most who say they want a national election process for the Premier of Bermuda’s Government are the same people who want as close a relationship with the UK as possible. This is interesting since the UK’s political parties don’t have national elections to determine who the individual party leaders will be. They, like Bermuda, have party specific mechanisms that determine who will be the country’s prime minister if their group gathers the most parliamentary seats in a general election. Party Delegates vote, Party MP’s vote, some of the general membership votes, not the entire electorate. Canada’s system works similarly as does many nations worldwide, Commonwealth or otherwise.

No one would ever suggest that this system is perfect, but to suggest it is anachronistic or anomalous and that the Americans have perfected democratic electoral execution is inaccurate.

By: Tired of nonsense

Tired of nonsense — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:11:29 +0000

Very true Todd. Great analogy. But as usual it is “do as I say and not as I do” for this administration and their supporters.

The people of Bermuda, like the US, need to have the ability to choose the leader of our country, instead of a small band of partisan zealots who harbor their own ulterior motives for wanting a certain person in power.

All Bermuda political parties need serious reform on all levels to ensure that we can be as democratic as possible.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:17:56 +0000

So its ok if “this is how it’s been done for years”? That didn’t work for the Corporations! All your arguements are what the Corporations could easily have used, and did use at certain points. So reform is FORCED on the municipalities, but the PLP can go ahead and Flaunt the “one man one vote” that they supposedly uphold with such reverence….

By: Bermuda Deputy Leader Paula Cox leadership challenge | Bernews.com

Bermuda Deputy Leader Paula Cox leadership challenge | Bernews.com — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:29:23 +0000

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By: Kennette J Burgess

Kennette J Burgess — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:25:20 +0000

Talk about putting a spin on things!

By: Kennette J Burgess

Kennette J Burgess — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:24:50 +0000

WHAT type of article is this? All things aside, this is how is has been done for years.
The people of Bermuda do count because we vote in the political party, we trust them, and those people who WE elect in turn put in people on our behalf. Simple.