Registered: May 2001
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
meh, i was an idealist back in the day...but unfortunately the best way to hurt the liberal party is to vote for the ALP.
hurt labor in the senate if you want people. thats where you vote for all those alternative parties. and god knows the dems need your vote. but vote labor in the lower house for christ's sake
Under the preferential voting system you can vote 1 for a minor party and so long as you put Labor higher than the Liberals in your preferences, your vote still goes to Labor in the likely event that Labor and Liberal are the two highest vote-winners. So basically you've got no excuse not to vote Dems in both houses...
Originally posted by Renegade
Under the preferential voting system you can vote 1 for a minor party and so long as you put Labor higher than the Liberals in your preferences, your vote still goes to Labor in the likely event that Labor and Liberal are the two highest vote-winners. So basically you've got no excuse not to vote Dems in both houses...
yeah, i knew that but i wanted to keep it simple. plus, doesn't that depend on a preference swap? i havent seen any democrat preferences yet, though i would hope they flow to the labor party.
anywayz, when are you standing as a dem james? id vote for you.
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Oct-12-2007 04:29
DIDI
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne Australia
quote:
Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
yeah, i knew that but i wanted to keep it simple. plus, doesn't that depend on a preference swap? i havent seen any democrat preferences yet, though i would hope they flow to the labor party.
anywayz, when are you standing as a dem james? id vote for you.
You choose who to give your preferences to. The preference deals only relate to how to vote cards, you don't have to follow them.
I'm voting minor party both houses [dem ] so even though I will preference a major party and they will get the vote anyway, the dems get the electoral funding!
Oct-13-2007 12:19
Fledz
Banned
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: London UK
Doing this right now and got the Q: Do you turn off the tap when brushing your teeth?
WTF!? Who in their right mind lets the water run for a couple of minutes? That's just retarded. What the fuck is the point? Never even thought of leaving it on.
Democrats - Hahaha, yea right.
Greens - Errr no. Not a fucking chance in the world in voting those hippies in.
Family First - Is that even a party?
I've always been Liberal but Labor is the only other party that I may go for.
Sadly, Rudd is a bit of a sly bastard and Labor is well...shithouse when it comes to the economy so I'm pretty sure I'll go with Liberal. Johnnie has been good, but Costello will take over and I see that as a positive.
Originally posted by Fledz
but Costello will take over and I see that as a positive.
I was hoping for that to happen a couple of years ago. Now, I just don't know. Johnny doesn't seem to want to give it up.
Despite what the media (and the Liberal party) have been painting of Rudd, I do think it's time for a change. Politicians will be politicians so no matter who wins, we still get a deceptive bastard not necessarily representing the views of the people (or not educating them enough to allow them to make an informed judgment). It's just the lesser of two evils I suppose. Policy wise - I currently favour Labor.
Makes me wonder... is there a democracy out there that is actually closer to the democratic ideal (empowering the people as opposed to the politicians)?
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Oct-13-2007 23:23
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Oct-15-2007 08:27
Philby
Statement: Die, meatbag!
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Melbourne, Australia
quote:
Originally posted by Renegade
Under the preferential voting system you can vote 1 for a minor party and so long as you put Labor higher than the Liberals in your preferences, your vote still goes to Labor in the likely event that Labor and Liberal are the two highest vote-winners. So basically you've got no excuse not to vote Dems in both houses...
Registered: May 2001
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
quote:
Originally posted by DIDI
I'm voting minor party both houses [dem ] so even though I will preference a major party and they will get the vote anyway, the dems get the electoral funding!
That's my girl.
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Originally posted by eRRaTiK
Makes me wonder... is there a democracy out there that is actually closer to the democratic ideal (empowering the people as opposed to the politicians)?
There's "direct democracy" like they have in Switzerland (where you can call a referendum to add / remove any law you want so long as you get enough signatures) but it would get annoying to have to vote on something every weekend I'd imagine, especially if you weren't politically inclined.
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Originally posted by Philby
so how much did you earn for that?
but i wanted to keep it simple. plus, doesn't that depend on a preference swap? i havent seen any democrat preferences yet, though i would hope they flow to the labor party.
id vote for you.
