Submitted by Mr. GC3 (not verified) on Fri, 11/02/2007 - 21:37.
Haiti should amend the constitution. The changes are drastically needed, particularly, the 2/3 vote on legislative bills. There are too many parties, and legislative amendments take far too long for the government to be as effective as it could be.
Moreover, Haiti needs the stability of having a 2-term president (if he/she is good enough to get elected a 2nd time). The argument about 2-term presidents becoming dictators is stupid. The "dictator" would have to get enough votes to get elected, and the legislator is in place as a means for checks and balances.
There are also too many general elections in Haiti; all elections should all be 5 years. It's too costly, confusing and inefficient to have such different election dates for the different posts. Why do you think they are so scared of the diaspora getting more involved?
I understand these changes will be hard to implement, mainly because most Haitians are not educated enough to understand. However, it's actually very simple. The legislators want to hold the power and don't understand basic political science and economics.
Furthermore, those who find the changing the constitution is not a priority are very naive. For investment to flourish, firms need to know that there is a strong frame-work in place protect their assets, and the diaspora needs to take a larger role. There are many opportunities for agriculture exports, light industry exports, real-estate development and there are 8Million potential consumer in Haiti to buy products. Look at Digicel, it has done a lot for Haiti, yet will not expand until the legislature shows more progress so Digicel has a stronger legal means to protect its investment and reduce its risk.
As for the changes in regard to the Prime Minister -- I need to think about that more. Maybe a compromise with 50% of the legislature and the president's vote?
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Haiti should amend the constitution. The changes are drastically needed, particularly, the 2/3 vote on legislative bills. There are too many parties, and legislative amendments take far too long for the government to be as effective as it could be.
Moreover, Haiti needs the stability of having a 2-term president (if he/she is good enough to get elected a 2nd time). The argument about 2-term presidents becoming dictators is stupid. The "dictator" would have to get enough votes to get elected, and the legislator is in place as a means for checks and balances.
There are also too many general elections in Haiti; all elections should all be 5 years. It's too costly, confusing and inefficient to have such different election dates for the different posts. Why do you think they are so scared of the diaspora getting more involved?
I understand these changes will be hard to implement, mainly because most Haitians are not educated enough to understand. However, it's actually very simple. The legislators want to hold the power and don't understand basic political science and economics.
Furthermore, those who find the changing the constitution is not a priority are very naive. For investment to flourish, firms need to know that there is a strong frame-work in place protect their assets, and the diaspora needs to take a larger role. There are many opportunities for agriculture exports, light industry exports, real-estate development and there are 8Million potential consumer in Haiti to buy products. Look at Digicel, it has done a lot for Haiti, yet will not expand until the legislature shows more progress so Digicel has a stronger legal means to protect its investment and reduce its risk.
As for the changes in regard to the Prime Minister -- I need to think about that more. Maybe a compromise with 50% of the legislature and the president's vote?