[Vnbiz] Running for National Parliament (formerly: Tetandunbelievable ...)
Shane Wall
shane.wall at translingualexpress.com
Fri Mar 9 13:25:45 PST 2007
Dear anh Hoang and CACC,
You give us a truly worthy list of possible NA candidates. I agree with
you 100% about that.
Now having met you, I think we are "on the same wave length" about this
subject. I know you have been working towards a more representative NA for
many, many years - VNBiz and the previous VNForum are clear evidence of your
passion for this ideal. Brother, I share this ideal. However, I think we
might have different ideas about the tactics and timings.
This is my thinking. It is already too late to have an impact on the
current election process. However, it is NOT too late to influence the next
election! Passionate, idealistic, energetic YOUNG people need to make their
'voice' felt within the current election process. This will take a long
time. The good thing for me is that Vietnam is a very, very young country
demographically (about 20 million people UNDER 21!!). I believe the
political future of Vietnam is not in the hands of people like you, me, the
current government representatives, the 'Mass Organizations', the Fatherland
Front, or even the VCP. The political future of the country lies in the
heart of people like sister Huong - who ACTUALLY went out and DID something
about what she believes!
My dream is that when my 17 month old son is old enough to vote, he will
be living under a Government that welcomes electoral competition for every
seat (regardless of affiliationa), is ruled by outward looking, progressive
thinking representatives, whoese operations are transparent to the people,
and who conducts elections free of connivence, contrivence, connections, or
any other form of influence.
"My money is on" sis Huong. I am betting she will be a member of the NA
when she is "old enough" - what a stupid 'rule': You are old enouth to die
for your country but you can't be a member of the Government that has
decided you can die for your country? I just don't get that logic. By the
way, this has happened, and can happen againg in other countries that VN
sees as 'model' countries.
I just want my son to have a better life than his mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother. Dynamic, idealistic and passionate people like sis Huong
are the people I want to be representing the people when my son becomes an
adult.
Shane
Mr. Shane Wall, Principal
Trans Lingual Express
shane.wall at translingualexpress.com
+849 0948 4753
www.translingualexpress.com <http://www.translingualexpress.com/>
-----Original Message-----
From: vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com [mailto:vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com]
On Behalf Of Tran Dinh Hoanh
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 11:20 PM
To: vnbiz at vietlinks.net
Subject: Re: [Vnbiz] Running for National Parliament (formerly:
Tetandunbelievable ...)
Dear CACC,
I've been asking myself this question. Who in VNBIZ would be the best
candidates for National Assembly? I search among the active members
(because I don't know much about the on-active) and the members I know
personally, and here is what I have come up with (for now).
In Saigon:
-- chi Dieu Anh, very honest and competent manager in complex community
development works.
--- chi Vu Kim Hanh (Director of HCM center for foreign Trade and
Investment, former editor in chief of Tuoi Tre, too famous for me to even
say anything here). But chi Kim Hanh, being a VCP member will have to go by
the VCP internal procedure.
--- (Of course, my favorite candidate Thu Huong will have to wait for the
next election).
In Hanoi:
-- Chi Vo Thi Hao: One of the best novelists (if not the best novelist)
and journalists of Vietnam. As a journalists she focuses heavily on major
social issues. Very passionate for the people, very honest and frank.
-- Chi Tran Le Thuy: By all measures, the best journalist of Vietnam.
Very competent an passionate for the people.
-- Anh Hoang Anh Tuan (Microsoft marketing boss in Vietnam and wushu
master): Brother Tuan would bring good practical business sense and the
care for the youth into the NA.
-- chi Thanh An, very well respected among the donor community policy
makers. (But she is preparing to go to England to study).
I would encourage these brothers/sisters to run for NA. Please, think about
the country and our people. The more new blood we can pump into the NA, the
better it will be, the better our people will be. When you run, we will
campaign for you.
I encourage everyone in VNBIZ to run. If you are 21 years or older, you are
eligible to run. Keep in mind, you can't lose if you run. Even if you
don't win the job, you gain tremendous experience that few people have.
Have a great day!
Hoanh
On 3/8/07, Shane Wall <shane.wall at translingualexpress.com> wrote:
[ Vietnam Business Forum ]
Hooray! Hooray! Congratulations Huong! I for one am very proud that you took
that first, very big step!
NOW you are "in politics" already.
You are EXACTLY right about the age issue:
At 19 years of age you can be drafted into military service to fight & maybe
die for your country, and the law (I believe) says you must vote during
elections - if you are old enough for the country to trust you to do these 2
very, very important things, then why can't the country trust you to help
MAKE the laws of the country????
This is the kind of thing where I think you younger people CAN make a
difference. Find out who your local candidates are and meet them. Directly!
Face-to-Face. Tell them your concerns. Ask them about their ideas on issues
that are important to you. Doing this is TRUE 'grassroots democracy' as we
understand it in most western democratic countries.
All power to you sis!
Shane
Mr. Shane Wall, Principal
Trans Lingual Express
shane.wall at translingualexpress.com
<mailto:shane.wall at translingualexpress.com>
+849 0948 4753
www.translingualexpress.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com
<mailto:vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com>
> [mailto:vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com] On Behalf Of huong dang thu
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:22 PM
> To: vnbiz at vietlinks.net
> Subject: Re: [Vnbiz] Running for National Parliament
> (formerly: Tet andunbelievable ...)
>
>
> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
>
> Dear my bro and sis,
> After anh Shane's idea of standing for the election, I 've
> thought about it. And when I shared this idea with my peers,
> they were shocked at first. But later, they all encouraged
> the young guys to join to the election. And I think,...An 19
> years old girl stands for the election? It sounds
> unbelievable, but why not? Because "being clean as honest",
> as bro Hoanh said, I wonder so what makes me shy? Thus,
> yesterday, I come to the "Uy ban bau cu" (election committee)
> to ask for a place for my name ^0^. Unluckily, I have not
> matured enough. The candidate should be 21 years or over
> (while I'm just 19). So in the registered notebook, after my
> name, it's just a short line "chua du tuoi" (not old enough).
> And it just stopped right there. It seems not so good. But
> with me, it's really a good experience. Because never before,
> I've thought seriously about my right and my action (the
> Young right). But now and then, the Young like me won't be so
> careless about this issue.
> :)
> HeO
>
>
> On 3/6/07, Rajakumar sankar <rajakumar.sankar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> >
> > Dear Tram Dang,
> >
> > Here is a small write up I am sending which was circulated for
> > training civil society organisations on Election monitoring,
> >
> > India with its social,political, cultural and economic
> dimension may
> > be different from Vietnam. Hence I feel the issues may be different
> > from the contest of election.
> >
> > But if you have any further questions on how to use the election
> > monitoring and other intervention programs which we have tried for
> > making election more fair and free from any biases. I will
> be happy
> > to answer more questions and share what ever i know on this .
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rajakumar
> >
> >
> > Right to be governed by elected representatives is a basic
> human right
> > in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Representation of the
> > people will become meaningful only if free and fair elections are
> > ensured. In spite of elaborate legal provisions in the
> Constitution of
> > India, Representation of the People's Act 1951, Conduct Of Election
> > Rules 1961 etc and directions issued by the Election Commission of
> > India, malpractices in elections are increasing at an
> alarming pace.
> > Therefore the Civil Society Organization have a
> significant role in
> > ensuring free and fair elections. Through civil society
> monitoring of
> > the election process, it is possible to detect unfair
> practices. Only
> > when unfair practices are detected can preventive measures
> be taken by
> > exposing them through the media and compelling the
> authorities to take
> > adequate legal action.
> >
> > Political parties making it impossible to prescribe laws for every
> > eventuality, are tampering with all institutions of governance.
> > Criminalisation of politics, caste- and religion-based propaganda,
> > corruption and lack of public accountability etc. pose the greatest
> > challenges to fair elections. Bribery, booth capturing, false
> > statements in the affidavit and excess expenditure over permitted
> > limits is some of the important violations of election
> laws. Those in
> > power use government employees and schoolteachers during elections.
> > Transfer of civil servants is one of the ways of misuse of
> > governmental powers. There is progressive deterioration in election
> > ethics. Money power has become a major factor and the
> amount of money
> > spent in the campaigns is a matter of serious concern. A pernicious
> > linkage to corruption is the criminalisation of politics. Political
> > parties need money to fight elections and one way of getting it is
> > through mafia dons and criminals.
> >
> > The President' of India's assent to the Representation of
> the People
> > (Amendment) Ordinance, 2002, is a major setback to yet another
> > conscious attempt made by the Supreme Court and the Election
> > Commission to cleanse the system of the twin evils of
> corruption and
> > criminalisation of politics.
> >
> > The judicial process is so cumbersome and time-consuming that even
> > after years of trial, it becomes difficult for the
> prosecution agency
> > to bring criminals to justice. The following four changes
> of laws were
> > suggested. First, the Election Commission or any other authority
> > should recognize no political party unless it is willing to
> maintain
> > audited accounts of all its receipts and expenditure. The greatest
> > source of corruption in public life is the total immunity
> of political
> > parties from accountability. All politicians should be subjected to
> > intensive income-tax scrutiny. Secondly, the need to
> introduce partial
> > proportional representation in the Lok Sabha. Thirdly, some minimum
> > qualifications should be prescribed for the candidates. And
> finally,
> > the right to recall.
> >
> > These are some of the steps to be followed for doing
> election monitoring
> > . Training for human rights defenders involved in
> election monitoring,
> > . Formation of a legal cell,
> > . Development of clear cut parameters of monitoring,
> > . Launching of website for the dissemination of information,
> > . Enlisting persons with integrity and credibility as independent
> > observers,
> > . Starting a helpline for immediate assistance
> > . Conduct voter?s awareness programme wherever possible.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rajakumar
> > On 3/6/07, Tram Dang <tdang2006 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> > >
> > >
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