Part 4 of 4 by Jim Stark, President of Vote World Parliament
If, say, 95% of all human adults voted in favor of the creation of a democratic world parliament, no one would dare to try to stop us from building what we had voted for. No political issue ever gets such high support, but there is a poll, done within 18 nations, that shows that a global referendum on constructing a democratic world parliament would pass very strongly. The numbers were 63% “yes,” 20% “no,” and 17% said they weren’t sure or gave no answer. So, let’s collect the two billion or more “yes” votes that it will take to comprise a “compelling” mandate for democratic world parliament (DWP).
If you are a democrat, then you know that democracy means governance with the consent of the governed. In other words, to get a democratic world parliament, we must first have a world referendum. The ideal way would be for the UN to pass a resolution calling for such a global referendum, but since that will likely prove difficult to accomplish, we can start by using the Internet, and a ballot now awaits your participation at www.voteworldparliament.org. (A draft UN resolution is also ready for the moment when one or more national governments decide that we really do need something better than the UN to resolve supranational problems and conflicts.)
In addition to the global referendum, we need to come to grips with the obvious need for a constitution for the world. We would like Canada to host a framing convention of all stakeholders—NGOs, scholars, governments, etc.—to prepare a draft. We anticipate the need for an Interim DWG or electoral commission to prepare for the first global general election, and to prepare for the presentation of the draft world constitution to the human race (likely through a second global referendum).
For a more detailed description of the global referendum, please go to the Vote World Parliament website and click on the “Long Article” link.
Then, please vote “Yes” on the global referendum on democratic world parliament.
The referendum has a companion book entitled: Rescue Plan for Planet Earth: Democratic World Government through a Global Referendum.
It can be ordered either through Amazon, or at this link on the Vote World Parliament website.
Vote World Parliament is the non-profit organization that is conducting the global referendum for the establishment of a democratic world parliament. To help out, you are asked to contribute money so that we can pay our bills and expand our outreach.
At this time, donations are accepted via paypal.com. Donations may be made using Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express, or E-check by clicking here.
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