Interestingly, One Nation Senator, Len Harris, has introduced a bill
allowing optional preferential voting for the House of Representatives. If
it ever gets debated, I would guess that only Senator Bob Brown would
support it.
The Democrats original electoral reform policy included optional
preferential voting, but some how it was conveniently omitted from the
current policy, even though the only time members voted on this policy, they
supported optional preferential voting.
Voting informal, just plays in to the hands of the Laberials. You need to
be able to vote for someone else with out that vote being made void.
Senator Harris has also introduced a bill to entrench in the constitution,
proportional representation as the method of electing the Senate. Pity that
wasn't put to the people with those other referendum questions - it may have
got up!!
-----Original Message-----
From: David Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, 27 November 1999 15:47
To: rtechow; Brian Jenkins
Cc: Neither
Subject: Re: Direct democracy proposal
Hi Ric,
Would you care to expand on...
"No matter what is done the laberials still win because
that is the way they've
built the electoral system. They've removed the ability to vote negatively
or
just abstain without breaking the law. I love the way that it is illegal
not
to vote either for labor or liberal!"
I had not realised it was illegal to enter an informal
vote. When did this come about? Which camera is watching?
David
At 03:37 25/11/99 +1100, rtechow wrote:
>Hi Brian,
>
>Citizen initiated referenda would be very very sweet!
>
>I was unaware of the 1990 & 1993 WA AD attempts and I'll check out your
>references with pleasure and gusto ... but tomorrow night as I've been out
>having fun and its late!
>
>No matter what is done the laberials still win because that is the way
they've
>built the electoral system. They've removed the ability to vote negatively
or
>just abstain without breaking the law. I love the way that it is illegal
not
>to vote either for labor or liberal!
>
>It's mostly why I am angry. I am a democrat. The way I see it is a
factory
>worker who has lost employment prospects from globalization ought to be
able
>to vote against globalization in a true democracy. But no he has to vote
for
>either a labor or liberal version of it. That stinks and is rotten.
>
>Democracy inherently requires choice. And if there is no choice then there
>needs to be a way of voting negatively. But the laberials have removed any
>way of voting negatively EXCEPT OVER TIME.
>
>Sorry another pour!.
>
>I'm going to enjoy talking. I've got a big grin on my face!
>
>Cheers
>
>Ric
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