Drop 'chommie' system - Lekota

[Zenbaas]

"We want to amend the electoral system in such a way that the power is put in the hands of the people.

"Today people vote for the party. Fifteen years down the line one can see the weakness of the party.

"We are saying, amend the electoral system so people can say who among us is trust worthy," he said, adding that at the moment the "chommies are chosen behind the (back of the) community".

"In this system, you put friends there (in power)."

Cope would also not agree to the country's security institutions being aligned with any political party in any way.

"It is wrong to have security forces that are politically allied. We will never allow the SANDF to be politically allied.

"How will the population feel with a defence force that is politically allied?.

"If we get a mandate, we will pass legislation to say police, intelligence and defence are not to be politically allied. Their job is to uphold the constitution," he said.

Referring to the neutrality of the police, he questioned why "not a single African National Congress member had been arrested" by police following the disruption to several meetings by Cope, including the latest disruption in Durban's Verulam area on Thursday.

"You cannot say that we'll be in power until Jesus Christ comes. That kind of behaviour is the beginning of a dictatorship."

He added that threats of being prepared to kill for a leader were not democratic.

I will say this...he is making all the right sounds. I'm just afraid it might go above the heads of most of the ANC supporters.

 

[Frankie]

Here's the link http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2427256,00.html

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=145122&page=2

 

[Zenbaas]

Here's the link http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2427256,00.html

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=145122&page=2

Hehehe woops...forgot

 

[Alan]

LOL Lekota who fell out of the 'chommie system' when the Zuma faction came to power now suddenly wants to end the system. How on earth can people fall for this again

 

[Sherbang]

LOL Lekota who fell out of the 'chommie system' when the Zuma faction came to power now suddenly wants to end the system. How on earth can people fall for this again

I don't think Lekota was only in government because he was a 'chommie' of mbeki (he wasn't) his struggle credentials go beyond that and he has generally been consistent in his beliefs and convictions. he has been warning about zuma since 1996, at least...