{UAH} THE FIVE OF UNITARISM

On the merits of unitarism, note that:

1.  It is a very effective and efficient form of government.  The central government is all-powerful, and as such, it can take any step to meet the situation before it and is particularly effective in new countries that are still lacking in socio-political integration between groups and regions, i.e., countries that are very low on the scale of nation building and state-making.

2.  It proves very successful in dealing with the conditions of emergency. 

3.  It is a flexible government.  The constitution can be amended easily (yes!) by the central government according to the exigencies of the situation.  It may delegate some of its powers to local units, or take them back without any difficulty (yes!) in the light of the obtaining circumstances. 

4.  It brings uniformity of administration and legislation.  Since there is only one national legislature and since all powers are vested in the central government, there is uniformity in the spheres of law making and its implementation. 

5.  It is less expensive as compared to a federal system because there is no duality in the field of legislation, administration and adjudication.  In other words, there is no duplication of work at the regional levels.

 

 

  

 

Lance Corporal (Rtd) Patrick Otto 

"THE SAME HEAT THAT MELTS THE BUTTER HARDENS THE EGG"

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From: PATRICK OTTO <l_cpl.ottopatrick@ymail.com>
To: "ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com" <ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, 5 July 2015, 19:52
Subject: {UAH} THE SEVEN DEMERITS OF FEDERALISM

 Federalism's demerits (from archives).

1.  It creates a deficient authority over component states and individual citizens especially in new states of the 3rd world where the process of nation building and state making is in its early stages.

2.  It creates liability to dissolution by the secession or rebellion of states especially when the core of the federation is an entity that enjoyed independent and hegemonic existence prior to the federation.

3.  It creates liability to division into groups and factions by the formation of separate combinations of component states.

4.  It causes absence of the power of legislation on certain subjects where uniform legislation for the whole state is needed.

5.  It makes want of uniformity among the states in legislation and administration.

6.  It leads to trouble, expenses, and delay due to complexity of a double system of legislation and administration.

7.  It weakens foreign policy.

 

  

 

 

 

 

Lance Corporal (Rtd) Patrick Otto 

"THE SAME HEAT THAT MELTS THE BUTTER HARDENS THE EGG"

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