Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-3225604-20150812013021/@comment-26235098-20150816010032

Well, if we are going to use existing elective systems as a comparison, I will tell you of another one, as I don't know what the systems are in Beijing and Hong Kong:

In the US system, laws are passed by a bill being proposed and voted in the House of Assembly. If it passes the House, it goes to the Senate where it is voted again. If it passes the Senate, the President then signs it into Law. The President of the United States, however, has the Right of Veto. It is very very seldom used, but it is there as a failsafe. It helps in cases where, the process is met with circumstances that were not foreseen, and the human eye detects a loophole not caught by the rules of an otherwise healthy process.

I am much more for building checks into the system of promotion, rather than saying we can demote. Easier said than done. It seems to me someone would have to do something BLATANT to get demoted, whereas a not-ready candidate can still be chronically detrimental without "violating rights".

What you are saying is like saying, there's no need for an umbrella... if we get wet, we can just dry off... after we freeze our butts getting home, dripping on the bus, and catch a nice cold from it.

What I am saying is, carry an umbrella. You probably won't use it, but it could save a lot of grief if you need it.