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Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 2:17 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

A spin on a quote I once read.

"All religions are true, but for different values of truth"


:D
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 12:28 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Only for a certain value of "right" :D
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 12:26 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

You missed out perfect in an imperfect world.
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 12:23 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

And what's wrong with that?
Forum: Australia
Sep 10th 2010, 12:11 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Why did you say this then?



If you're not saying the rules are wrong why even mention that some rules are good and some are bad? If you're saying the rules are not wrong why are you saying...
Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2010, 11:41 pm
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

But if you want to say the rules are wrong then you should do it before the event not after. The Libs were in power for 11 years up until 3 years ago and did not bother changing the rules. They...
Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2010, 11:07 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Sure they do. Whining about the rules after the event doesn't make it wrong or unjust.
Forum: Australia
Sep 9th 2010, 8:56 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

The rules were known before the event.
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2010, 11:39 pm
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

How can you not admire a man who wears a large cowboy hat nearly all the time? :thumbup:
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2010, 8:58 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

It comes as part of the system Aus inherited from the UK. Same thing happened earlier this year when the lib-dems gave all their votes to the cons. Unless we have national electorates it's always...
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2010, 1:04 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Whereas the only reason the Libs would have got over the line was by aligning with the independents and that decision wasn't decided by the electorate.

Vive la difference!
Forum: Australia
Sep 8th 2010, 1:00 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

There are no preference deals for the Reps. It's up to the individual voter to assign preferences.

Preference deals only apply to above line voting for the Senate.
Forum: Australia
Sep 7th 2010, 9:46 pm
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

And if he had an electronic dick it would be Ferranti :D
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2010, 12:45 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Okay, he is a nutter. Especially as he seems to go everywhere with that hat :lol:
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2010, 10:45 pm
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Fair enough. I like the Oakshott proposal. Some of the stuff coming out of the independents is quite good. They certainly don't deserve the nutter tag attributed by some on here.
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2010, 11:38 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I reckon both speaker and deputy speaker are outside the whip and refrain from voting (by convention).

Not sure Michael Martin was fully aware of that in the UK though. :lol:
Forum: Australia
Sep 5th 2010, 4:46 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Traditionally, in the Westminster system, the speaker has the casting vote but by convention sides with the government of the day (regardless of their own party allegiance). I suspect that's the...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2010, 1:37 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I would personally like to make parties illegal. I think they kill democracy. However I can see that the US desire for this at this in the late 18C failed spectacularly quickly and parties formed...
Forum: Australia
Sep 4th 2010, 12:03 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

Lets's hope it's all done and dusted before the Victorian one kicks off. :unsure:
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 4:07 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

That's how I did it. I think the sex party came somewhere in the late teens :smirk: :lol:
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 3:37 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I had a bit of a giggle at the last. Maybe he thought "you can't have a family without sex". :D
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 3:34 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

It's bizarre voting below the line. Out of 60, I ended up with One Nation at something like 49 and 50. I couldn't believe they ended up so high but below them were Fielding and his mates along...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 3:22 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

I think all systems throw out problem children from time to time. But I think the senate system should be improved. I would change it to a non-compulsory preference (i.e. you only number as far as...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 3:16 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

We previously agreed that the senate voting system is pony but I wouldn't say it was dysfunctional. I'm quite happy with the Reps system. It's obviously not delivering instant gratification but...
Forum: Australia
Sep 3rd 2010, 2:57 am
Replies: 1,142
Views: 59,603
Posted By MartinLuther

Re: The Sensible Australian Election Thread

You're talking about the senate! :blink: That's not what's causing the current situation. Do you not understand the difference between the upper and lower houses?

The current situation is what...
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