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All members of this (hypothetical) ideal political party would have to
subscribe to this Code of Conduct. The concept here is that a Political
Party is like a corporation that provides "governance services" to the
people, and therefore it must provide a GUARANTEE to the People of good
quality both of its candidates and of the services provided in lieu of
being elected.
Minimum qualifications:
* All those who wish to contest will have to publicly
declare their tax returns and assets on the internet
* Basic educational qualifications: 4 years of college
* Basic political training: 1 year certificate course
in the Institute run by the party. Course would
include basics of policy, governance, economics,
communication.
* No criminal case pending in court (something
to do with reasonability to be added here)
* Any elected member not declaring assets publicly
each year by a fixed date would be terminated
from membership of the party, permanently.
* The Party shall ensure that decorum is maintained by its members
on
the floor of the Parliament/ Legislative Assemblies. Apart from
thorough training in procedures and norms, members would face
internal disciplinary action proportionate to the nature and
frequency of the behavior.
Color code: Words in red are under
dispute, those which are green are the
suggested changes, and those in purple are
new additions. All points are open for debate, in
perpetuity. See The Rules of Debate before
participating in the list.
Internal Code of Conduct
* Only taxpayers with a history of paying income tax
for 5 years would be eligible to contest on behalf
of the ideal party.
Internal checks:
* Party whips would only be used for bills or procedures which
might affect the confidence in a sitting government. For all
other purposes, elected members of the Party would be
free to vote on the basis of their conscience.
* Any complaint about integrity of an elected
member would be investigated within 15 days by
an internal Corruption Squad.
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