The subject line says it most succinctly: In Multistakeholderism, those who would be Lobbyists become Legislators, & nobody else has a vote. <br><br>In a democracy, it is a scandal that lobbyists have so much influence that they even write the drafts of laws. But in multistakeholder situations they take that scandal to a whole new level: those who would be lobbyists in a democracy (corporations, experts, civil society) become the legislators themselves, and dispense with all public elections and not only write the laws but pass them, enforce them, and in some cases even set up courts of arbitration that are usually conditioned on waiving the right to go to the court system set up by democracies.<br>
<br>A vote is just a minimum requirement of justice. Without a vote, law is just force inflicted by the wealthy and powerful. Multistakeholderism is a coup d'etat against democracy by those who would merely be lobbyists in a democratic system. So yes, I think it is misleading at best to use the word "democratic" in reference to multistakeholder systems.<br>
<br>Paul R. Lehto, J.D.<div>-- <br></div>Paul R Lehto, J.D.<br>P.O. Box 1 <br>Ishpeming, MI 49849 <br><a href="mailto:lehto.paul@gmail.com" target="_blank">lehto.paul@gmail.com</a><br>906-204-4965 (cell)<br><br><br><br><br>
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