29544: Pershing (reply) Re: 29538: Morse (comment) Nat; standing for Democracy (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: tjpershing@aol.com

Is it time to question the unquestionable- is the imported/imposed democratic 
system the right one for Haiti? Should judges be elected? Is the decentralized 
system envisoned in 1987 possible? Should each department have a legislature 
and governor? Does Haiti have too many elected positions and elections? How can 
it afford this system? Is it sustainable? Is an independent CEP possible? What 
are the alternatives? Should the police force be a national, centralized force, 
or local (sheriff) with an HNP that deals only with national issues (think 
state police and local cops). What is the role of the international community- 
leader, supporter, or follower of the Government? Can a government dependent on 
foreign aid lead? Why did the opposition refuse to compromise with Aristide and 
build a real political base to seek elective office? What are politcal parties 
in Haiti, fiefdoms or ideolocigal convergence? What happens when you educate 
the young only to dump them in a jobless society? If you build it, will the 
tourists come. . . ? T.