Definiton of Democracy

Definition of democracy:
De-moc-ra-cy (di-mok-ruh-see)
government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies
a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges
political or social equality; democratic spirit
the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.

History of Democracy:
The form of democracy that we are familiar with today was taken from a form of democracy that originated in Athens Greece in 7th century BC. It was here that the people gathered as a large Ecclesia (assembly) when decisions needed to be made. Each citizen had a vote. It was here that all laws were passed, all officials were elected, and where appeals were heard from the most important decisions before the courts. During this time the Boule of 400 was created. The Boule of 400 was open to all members of society except for the lowest income bracket to serve a term of one year. These people would have the responsibilities of listening to what the people had to say and bring them to the Ecclesia. Today we have MP’s that are supposed to do this for us. People in the top two income brackets could become Archons (magistrates). People in this group had specific delegations to oversee. Today this group is known as ministers (finance, health, agricultural, etc.). Since this period in time, democracy has made the changes to become what it is today. A very watered down version of what it was originally intended to be. Today, instead of the people voting on issues it is our MP’s who are supposed to decide things for us, many times not listening to the people who elected them. The main reason for this is because there is a single person in power (Prime Minister), who often times dictates how the elected members of their party are to vote, therefore negating what they are there to do.

This information found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_democracy#Pre-historic_origins

Platform:
The focus of this CAMP is to bring democracy back to its true roots. Let the people of Canada make the decisions. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone’s opinion should be heard. CAMP will be using the technology that is before us today to allow everyone to vote at a specified time through different means. These will include but not be limited to: phoning your vote in, voting online through a secure website, and of course standard polling stations.

People will also be able to have their opinions and views expressed on the issues being voted on where people can see and hear them, on parliamentary television. This will be possible through feeds at your local MP’s office. Once a topic is open for debate all you have to do to share your opinion is make an appointment with your local MP.

MP’s will be elected in the same way they are now, through an election against the main parties who are now in power, or trying to be. It is our goal to have a constituent in every riding across Canada to ensure that everyone will be heard. CAMP is here for the people.

Advantages of the system

No more 4 year dictatorships.
More people will become involved with the political process in Canada because they are directly involved in the decision making 100% of the time.
True Democracy will prevail.