It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Aug 27
th, 2010 at 11:53am:
... Why I should be forced a second time for the same thing is beyond me.
Getting a bit ahead of yourself there. If you didn't vote in the last election, that's where your problem will originate. The only one apparently trying to force a second vote is Abbott. With luck, he'll fail.
It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Aug 27
th, 2010 at 11:53am:
... I'm not against the Australian 'Mandatory Vote'...
So why not vote?
It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Aug 27
th, 2010 at 11:53am:
...the Australian Political Industry is tending to do its 'own thing' anyway (as if it was like the USA system), like swapping leaders or making Independents choose ALP or Coalition ...
Looks like your issues are with representative Democracy, which is fundamental to Australia's constitution. Your only option is emigration to a country with a different form of government.
It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Aug 27
th, 2010 at 11:53am:
... I voted the Sex Party - because I believe that this Country should have a healthy Population growth without relying heavily upon Immigration (no, I'm not Anti-Immigration - for gene pool reasons for starters). So I voted for the 'Aussie Girl'. So long has this Country been reliant upon nearly full-time immigration (No - I don't approve of 'Illegal' Immigration and false 'Refugee' statuses).
But I hope other Parties were voted for too, because 'variety' is what this nation needs (One Astronaut called Australia "The Great Boring Land Mass" ...in subtle jest as he flew over the Continent) and with a lot of 'views' being represented rather than just two (2) (possibly the whim of just UK & USA??) - we will reap a better future and not just "Going Forward" as Gillard would say ...back into the UK & USA way of life.
So you
did vote. Your first post indicated otherwise. The Sex Party also featured high on my ticket: Labor last, Coalition second-last.
I'd like to see political parties banned, but there'd still be a need for an organisation to rally support among members of parliament for whoever is going to lead a government. Any such organisation would inevitably be party-like.
It_is_the_Darkness wrote on Aug 27
th, 2010 at 11:53am:
PS: I'm married to a Security Guard. I don't think imprisonment is a problem to me ...
Because you have a lot of time to spare? Because you don't believe it can happen?
What happens in such cases is: convicted is ordered to pay fine and serve time. If, after serving time, they still haven't paid then another order is issued: pay a larger fine and serve more time. This can go on indefinitely. For small fines, community service orders usually replace imprisonment, but the size of the fine increases with each cycle.