Political Thoughts

All the recent election hype got me thinking : What is the ideal political model ? Is there one anyway ? Well one sure winner is probably one with me (yes, ME) in charge of everything ! Then things would certainly be the way i want them to be. But then how about the other folks ? How can we have a system where everyone is in charge ? Near impossible. Worse still, humans tend to get corrupted with power. And selfishness, greed and jealousy are part of human nature, so we cant help it.Democrazy (yea yea, i know)... is touted as the best system around. But too much freedom can be restrictive, odd as it sounds. The crazies (now u know why i called it democrazy) start coming out of the woodwork.Democracy is supposed to be Government of the people for the people and by the people. But the "people" in this context are just the folks who come around to the rest of us every 5 years or so, to make all kinds of promises so that they can go back to being the government.So what can we do ? The answer is probably in the much flaunted concept of checks and balances. The several branches of the democratic system need other branches to be checking on them. So, for instance, the chief of one branch cannot be appointing the chief of another, and saying its his sole prerogative. Its not difficult to put this kind of arrangement in place. The King, the executive (Cabinet), the legislators, the judiciary and best of all, the press. The last has been enjoying the advantages that have come as a windfall with the wonderful freedom of cyberspace.And we need a watchdog : a powerful constutionally empowered group of stalwarts who watch over everything. With this watchdog empowered to impeach the elected people, they wd have to stay on their toes. No more 5 year free rides.And talking about democracy and power, the bottom line is often that power really flows out of the gun barrels. In so many countries the bearers of arms are the ultimate kings (or at least king makers). Just look at Pakistan, Thailand and until recently Philipines and so many more . Now how do we take care of these guys ?Well , too much serious thinking stimulates my tummy, and i hear the growls. Chow time. Ciao. (sorry couldnt help that one).