The Sensible Australian Election Thread
Sep 3rd 2010, 4:10 am
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
All I have to say is that I am now sick to death of it and wish they would make a decision irrespective of who gets in.
It will be a poison chalice anyway for whoever holds power.
It will be a poison chalice anyway for whoever holds power.
Sep 3rd 2010, 4:18 am
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Sep 3rd 2010, 5:47 am
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
>>Fielding is a religious right linked with Hillsong. Without him Labour would not consider an internet filter. The Liberals filter policy is to carry on what they did before. A teenager hacked their previous filter within hours.<<
A man of firm convictions, our Mr Fielding.
He was a firm advocate of climate change. Then he spent a couple of days at the Heartland Institute in the US - which is in part funded by various oil, gas and coal institutions - and came back spruiking the opposite argument.
A man of firm convictions, our Mr Fielding.
He was a firm advocate of climate change. Then he spent a couple of days at the Heartland Institute in the US - which is in part funded by various oil, gas and coal institutions - and came back spruiking the opposite argument.
Sep 3rd 2010, 6:08 am
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
And then there is Fed Nile. The homophobic, Islamophobic religious nutcase who goes on moral crusades. Appararently caught surfing porn on parliamentary computers for research purposes.
>>Fielding is a religious right linked with Hillsong. Without him Labour would not consider an internet filter. The Liberals filter policy is to carry on what they did before. A teenager hacked their previous filter within hours.<<
A man of firm convictions, our Mr Fielding.
He was a firm advocate of climate change. Then he spent a couple of days at the Heartland Institute in the US - which is in part funded by various oil, gas and coal institutions - and came back spruiking the opposite argument.
A man of firm convictions, our Mr Fielding.
He was a firm advocate of climate change. Then he spent a couple of days at the Heartland Institute in the US - which is in part funded by various oil, gas and coal institutions - and came back spruiking the opposite argument.
Sep 3rd 2010, 6:45 am
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
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Sep 3rd 2010, 9:13 am
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
Proportional voting is needed.
Get rid of electorates and preferential voting.
If you get 20% of the vote you SHOULD get 20% of the Parliament seats. That is what is fair.
Get rid of electorates and preferential voting.
If you get 20% of the vote you SHOULD get 20% of the Parliament seats. That is what is fair.
Sep 3rd 2010, 10:50 am
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
Disagree. In principle that sounds fine, but the massive trade-off is losing local representation (unless you're referring to an even worse semi-proportional approach). Also, although people may want a certain political party to be voted in, they may not want a particular person from that party.
Sep 3rd 2010, 11:16 am
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Sep 3rd 2010, 11:16 am
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The electorates for the senate are the states.
Maybe put in a cap to stop mad fascist minority parties.
Maybe put in a cap to stop mad fascist minority parties.
Sep 3rd 2010, 11:50 am
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Sep 3rd 2010, 1:44 pm
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Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread
Disagree. In principle that sounds fine, but the massive trade-off is losing local representation (unless you're referring to an even worse semi-proportional approach). Also, although people may want a certain political party to be voted in, they may not want a particular person from that party.
A true representation of the populace can only be achieved through proportional voting. Local members are irrelevant.
Sep 3rd 2010, 1:50 pm
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That would only take government (and the House of Reps as a whole) yet another step away from the people - they are meant to represent the people. What you suggest has serious flaws. Local members are extremely relevant.