LokPal Bill
As some of you might know, I oppose LokPal Bill. This is not a gesture of disrespect to Anna Hazare. It is more about opposing the fundamental provisions of the bill. And about opposing the concept that our governing problems can be solved by adding another layer of bureaucracy instead of doing the real work of fixing whats wrong with the current institutions and laws. And as an aside, I do oppose his method of coercing a functioning democracy (India is one!) with moral blackmail. Furthermore, it is saddening to see decisions made over waves of media fueled passion that considers any debate over the pros and cons as heresy. Please read the provisions of LokPal bill and share your thoughts. Here are my thoughts in detail: 1. Jan LokPal is not democratically elected neither is he/she elected by democratically elected representatives. LokPal is nominated by "notables" in the society and can be deposed by supreme court justices only. So the LokPal does not represent the people in