Are the government really all that interested in democracy?

Now it is the illusion of democracy that matters.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9682353/First-elected-police-commissioner-The-public-dont-know-what-the-job-is-or-who-I-am.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9682319/What-is-the-point-of-Police-and-Crime-Commissioners.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9682543/PCC-election-could-see-worst-turnout-for-any-nationwide-set-of-elections-ever.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dismal-turnout--but-prescotts-rival-still-gets-enough-votes-to-beat-him-8324062.html

" the Electoral Commission ordered a thorough inquiry into the £75m washout, saying that the low turnout was "a concern for everyone who cares for democracy". Its chair, Jenny Watson, said the elections had been staged at an unfamiliar time of year and ministers had made decisions that the commission had disagreed with."

"Cameron insisted that despite the dismal turnout the new commissioners, who replaced "invisible police authorities", would still have a mandate."

"The Home Office only launched their website showcasing the candidates – www.choosemypcc.org.uk – three weeks before the elections."

"Furthermore, the Government decided not to fund a free mail shot for candidates, which has meant that many voters have gone to the polls (or not) without receiving any information about who to vote for. It is not surprising that turnout is likely to be low."

"Police Minister Damian Green said it would have been "better" if more people voted, but added: "The measure of this policy is not the turnout, it's what the police and crime commissioners achieve over the next few years.""

IE - they are no longer interested in democracy. What they are now interested in is implementing a single person to be a commissioner for police services.  But is not about democracy.  It must be that they just did not like Police Authority, so they replaced it with a single person commissioning services.  They could always have chosen to elected the Police Authority.  But they did not.

So in time the real agenda for having a Police Commissioner will come through.

Let's wait and see.

Now we know that democracy or the legitimacy of people in office does not matter.

What matters is the results.

Well if that's the case we can measure this government by their results, whether or not they are legitimately there. 

We are travelling down a very dangerous road.

Democracy is dying. Those that want power sense the direction of the people and go with that sense. If they want democracy, they get democracy; if they want something else, they get something else.  Now that we have become apathetic to them, they no longer need to think about democracy.

No wonder the power of Christ is beyond this : even in our apathy as Christians , the Holy Spirit NEVER stops the work within us. I am so thankful for such power.

"True [worldly] power rests in wanting to and knowing how to get into power"

Welcome to the world of Machiavelli.