This house believes a technocracy is a better system of government than democracy

I would like to begin by thanking side proposition for instigating this debate. I hope voters and all those who will be following this debate closely will find it interesting. Allow me to perform my first role as first speaker of side opposition by repudiating some of the points raised y side opposition. Side proposition made a case that was littered with rhetorical questions and to a higher degree, fundamentally flawed reasoning. The most noticeable of these is deviation from the topic by supporting theocracy as opposed to the form of government that is under discussion which is technocracy. These two are diametrical forms of government and there was absolutely no predicate for side proposition to inter-change them. Side proposition also made an unfounded claim that politicians are not upholding the interests of the people who have elected them into office in a democratic societies. Whilst I accede that there is some truth to this, I believe that all those who will be following this debate will agree with me that we would be daft to accept this as a phenomenon that transpires invariably. In democratic states that have proper systems to keep the elected officials in check, democracy has panned out very well, with results that the demographics of those countries are enjoying. Thus, this was an unfounded claim. More invalid points that were raised by side proposition will be rebuffed by third speaker side opposition Our line of argument as side opposition is very simple yet inherently profound : How can we be assured that technocracy will not have the same negative results of democracy, only on a far higher scale? It has been argued by side proposition that the technocratic leaders will be subjected to examinations that will prove their ability to serve in office. I ask you to question how pragmatic these exams are. What stops a person from deviating from the wishes of society and actions that better society as a whole after being appointed say, the president. The proposed method for selecting leaders is not very practical and from a logical standpoint it will most likely result in worse problems than those that have been cited for democracy. Technocracy, by definition, does not account for character traits that are essential for one to be a good leader. As it is the government or control of society or industry by an elite of technical experts, it will not only focus on how adept a person is at a certain task. That does not warrant a person to be appointed a position of higher office. The technocratic leader appointed under this system may be rapacious and this will inevitably lead to actions and policies that do not move society forward. The argument made by side proposition which poses a whimsical and flimsy threat to the above argument has already been effectively repudiated. Let us not be so myopic as to think that all the facets of society are technical or require expertise to tackle. There are problems like hunger, homelessness, unemployment, lack of adequate health care and etc which while requiring some degree of expertise, involve many other essential processes such as decision -making, opportunity cost, risk taking and other traits to solve effectively. Technocracy is unsustainable and democracy is the best way to run a country. Under democracy, the people have the liberty to choose their own leaders, which is an indispensable social virtue. The will of a minority is not imposed on a majority. At any rate, democracy is more likely to move society forward as the selection of the leaders and other important political decisions are placed in the hands of basically the whole adult population thereby allowing a very high number to be involved in the decision making process which logically allows more reasonable decisions to be made. We are beyond proud to oppose.