Chapter IV System (3)
Gu Ruipeng said: "We have considered all the questions you raised, but we believe that these issues have little impact on us. Because we are all in different situations now, our universal suffrage is actually only counting all time travelers over the age of 18, not including local people. In this way, the number of people participating in universal suffrage is only more than 6,000. To be honest, in the old time and space, the number of people in our People's Congress was close to 3,000, so these more than 6,000 people are really not a large amount of funds, so it does not require a large amount of funds."
"Why are worried about the issue of inciting public opinion and promoting national sentiment. Generally speaking, the object of this kind of public opinion and national sentiment is mostly targeted at the bottom. As the strength of our time travel group gradually increases and the influence expands, as long as we are time travelers who are willing to work hard and down-to-earth, they will basically be able to get a good position. Even if we can't reach the top, they will never fall to the bottom. Of course, it is not ruled out that some time travelers are high-minded, cannot do big things, and are unwilling to do small things, and eventually become the bottom of society. However, there will never be many such time travelers, which cannot affect the results of the election, and it can be ruled out that candidates can be elected by radical policies or inciting the emotions of the bottom. Moreover, we can also set conditions on the qualification conditions of candidates, such as requiring candidates to have several years of political experience, engage in local leadership work for several years, and work for several central department leaders to prevent unreliable people from being elected."
"In addition, universal suffrage allows every time traveler to vote and elect, which also reflects our style of democratic decision-making and democratic rights within the group, and is also conducive to being elected leaders and the legitimacy of elected governments. Moreover, there is indeed a voice within the group that requires the implementation of a democratic system. We cannot ignore this voice. Although it is impossible for us to implement a broad democracy in the areas we control, it is still possible to implement a democratic system first within the group?"
Qin Zheng said: "But the qualification conditions for candidates can only be implemented within 10 years, or even 20 years. Even if this time is fine, what should I do next time?"
Gu Ruipeng said: "We can set thresholds in the nomination method of candidates. To be the highest leader, there are only three ways to nominate candidates for the highest leader. One is recommended by the former president, except for the president's decision to re-election; the other is nominated by parliament; the third is that we have obtained the joint nomination of 600 electoral travelers, and we can also participate in the election of the highest leader. This will also exclude most unreliable people."
Wang Yunpeng said: "It doesn't seem too difficult to get a joint nomination of 600 people in the past 6,000 people."
Gu Ruipeng said: "On the surface, it doesn't seem difficult, but when you think about it carefully, it's actually quite difficult, because except for a few senior staff, the most time travelers communicate with less than 100 people, and those who are close to each other are generally between 10-20 people. And knowing each other does not mean that they will support it, because time travelers who participate in the joint nominations need to make their names public, which is a big problem of taking sides. According to the experience of the old time and space, it doesn't matter if they secretly support it, but most people will be very cautious when taking sides publicly."
"The scope of responsibility of the Supreme Leader is that he can nominate cabinet members. The leaders of various departments, who are approved by the parliament, can take office, or remove cabinet members and leaders of various departments without the consent of the parliament; he can directly sign an executive order, refuse to sign a bill passed by the parliament, and issue an amnesty order; at the same time, the Supreme Leader also serves as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, has the right to mobilize the army, declare a state of emergency, declare a state of war, issue a mobilization order, and can launch a three-month war without the authorization of the parliament; he can also represent the time-travel group, conduct foreign affairs activities, accept foreign envoys, dispatch and recall plenipotentiary representatives abroad, ratify and abolish treaties and important agreements concluded with foreign countries, etc.."
"In addition, the term of office of the Supreme Leader is five years, and we believe that under the current circumstances, the number of re-elections of the Supreme Leader should not be limited. After all, our current main task is to seize national power. Military struggle should be a normal phenomenon. This requires the continuation of the leadership group and policies. Therefore, as long as the Supreme Leader is able to be re-election, there should be no restrictions. Of course, this can be not written into the system clauses, as long as the number of re-elections of the Supreme Leader is not specified. Generally speaking, these are all, and the contents of the terms and conditions have been printed out, and all leaders should have read them."
Xia Bohai nodded and said, "Okay, that's all for today's explanation. Let's study the terms and contents of the whole body. If there are any questions, we will ask you again. If there is no problem, then in the next two days, you will hold an enlarged meeting of the Executive Committee. You will have to give another explanation and answer questions. You can go back and prepare well."
Gu Ruipeng agreed and left the conference room.
Xia Bohai said: "What do you think?"
Qin Zheng said: "I think it is basically feasible. After all, we have not been established for a long time. It is not easy to get to this point, and it is impossible to be in one step. It can only be gradually improved in the practice of the whole. Moreover, these systems can basically be found in the old time and space. It can be regarded as a very mature political system. It has neither excessive democratization nor achieved certain power constraints. In addition, it also ensures that the supreme leader has considerable power, which can ensure administrative efficiency and avoid political consumption."
Xiao Jianjun spoke at this time: "I always have questions about whether it is good to implement democratization at this time. After all, we are just starting out. What we need now is to concentrate power, or to concentrate our efforts to accomplish major tasks. If democratization is implemented now, will it lead to the prevalence of populism? Just as Minister Gu said just now, our main task is to seize national power. Military struggle should be a normal phenomenon, but war is a complex and professional thing. It is not like street fighting, which starts immediately if there is a disagreement, but needs to wait for the opportunity. At some point, a certain amount of tolerance is needed. For example, we cannot overthrow the Qing court immediately, but if populist sentiment comes, it is likely that the proposal to start a war against the Qing court immediately, or even a proposal to start a war against the whole world in the parliament."
Xia Bohai smiled and said, "Even if such a proposal is passed, it doesn't matter. Don't the supreme leader have the power to veto it? This is the last line of defense that exposes the prevalence of populism."
Xiao Jianjun said: "Although the supreme leader has the power to veto, this power cannot be used indiscriminately. And this is the last line of defense after all. At this point, the situation is generally very dangerous."
After traveling through time, Xiao Jianjun was mainly responsible for military affairs. Although he was also one of the five-member team members of the Executive Committee, he generally did not express much opinions on government affairs. However, Xiao Jianjun was the army of modern society after all, which did not mean that he did not understand government affairs at all. He would still have his own opinions at the moment of Guan Jian.
At this time, Qin Zheng said: "I always believe that I have confidence in time travelers. After all, if we want to complete our founding cause and make China rich again, we cannot rely solely on the efforts of a few of us, but on the efforts of all time travelers, at least the efforts of most time travelers. Therefore, every time traveler should be responsible for his own actions and be responsible for the entire time travel group. If the time travel group is really kidnapped by populism, it can only prove that we are not able to complete this task. Simply put, if we commit suicide, then no one can save it. Even if we implement dictatorship, we can only save it for a while, but we cannot save the time travel group for a lifetime."
Xia Bohai nodded and said, "I agree with Lao Qin's opinion, and we cannot ignore the strength and decisiveness of the masses. I also believe that most time travelers have their own reason and can get rid of populism. Of course, we do not do nothing, guide them from it, educate most time travelers, help them get rid of populism, and rationally exercise their power."
Qin Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, this is our mission."
Xia Bohai said: "We don't have to worry too much about the system. The next step should be to discuss how to play a role under the framework of this system. To put it directly, it is how to obtain power and effectively utilize power."
Qin Zheng said: "We must strive for the position of the Supreme Leader. I support Lao Xia in participating in the election of the Supreme Leader. And judging from the current situation, no one should be able to compete with Lao Xia, so it should be a big problem to win this position."
Xiao Jianjun said: "I support it too. Anyway, Lao Xia is also considered a former leader, so he can nominate himself."
Wang Yunpeng said: "I also think Commander Xia should participate in the election of the supreme leader."
Xu Jichao said: "I also support Commander Xia."
In fact, Xia Bohai originally wanted to participate in the election of the Supreme Leader, so when he saw that the other four people expressed their support for him, he was not polite and said, "Okay, if I can succeed in the election, you must be important members of the cabinet. Lao Xiao is still responsible for the military. What are Lao Qin's plans?"
Qin Zheng said: "I want to participate in the election of parliamentarians, and then participate in the election of the speaker, so as to be elected as the speaker."
Chapter completed!