freediver wrote on Jul 1
st, 2012 at 6:58pm:
Quote:Can you explain to us the sedition law introduced by john Howard?
No. Can you?
Quote:Schedule 7 of the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005,[5] passed by the Upper House on 6 December 2005, repealed Sections 24A to 24E of the Crimes Act (1914) and reintroduced them, along with several new classes of offence, in a Division 80—Treason and sedition. Crimes in this division now attract a maximum penalty of seven years' imprisonment.
Seditious Intention
The definition of "seditious intention" originally in Section 24A has become (as amended):
An intention to effect any of the following purposes:
(a) to bring the Sovereign into hatred or contempt;
(b) to urge disaffection against the following:
(i) the Constitution;
(ii) the Government of the Commonwealth;
(iii) either House of the Parliament;
(c) to urge another person to attempt, otherwise than by lawful means, to procure a change to any matter established by law in the Commonwealth;
(d) to promote feelings of ill-will or hostility between different groups so as to threaten the peace, order and good government of the Commonwealth.
These new crimes are all punishable by Imprisonment for 7 years.
freediver wrote on Jul 1
st, 2012 at 6:58pm:
Quote:On 25 September 2009 the Supreme Court of New South Wales sentenced Bilal Khazal to 14 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 9 years for postin an article on the internet. He spent three years in jail before his conviction was overturned. He is hated by Western governments for producing the Nidaul Islam magazine cited by the FBI as the most radical in the Western world in the late 90's.
So the best example you can give is of someone who had their conviction overturned?
As I said, Western governments have ways of persecuting people. He spent three years in prison. That is a long tiome for an innocent man to spend in jail.
Tony Abbott also made sure that Pauline Hanson was jailed.
Quote: Quote: Quote:In 1996, Alfred Langer was jailed for attacking Australia's two-party duocracy:
freediver wrote on Jul 1
st, 2012 at 6:58pm:
Falah, do you think that our system is dominated by two parties because people freely choose those two parties, or because we aren't free to choose the other parties?
Australians are brainwashed by media moguls to vote for the duocracy. The duocracy is also sel-perpetuated with corrupt funding:
Quote: Quote:Election funding
A candidate or Senate group is eligible for election funding if they obtain at least 4% of the first preference vote in the division or the state or territory they contested.
The amount to be paid is calculated by multiplying the number of votes obtained by the current election funding rate. The funding rate for the 2010 federal election was 231.191 cents per House of Representatives and Senate vote.
This rate is indexed every six months to increases in the Consumer Price Index...
http://www.aec.gov.au/parties_and_representatives/public_funding/index.htm Quote:Full list of federal MPs entitlements
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COMMUNICATIONS:Printing allowance of $100,000 a year for Reps, $16,667 a year for senators for personalised stationery, newsletters, certificates, fridge magnets, postal vote applications and voting information.
Communications allowance to cover postage and costs of creating and maintaining a web site. Worth $27,500 a year for senators and about $40,000 a year for lower house members (50 cents for every enrolled voter in electorate).Also given $1800 a year worth of stamps for their office at Parliament House.
Four telephones in the office, fax and answering machine.
Taxpayer-funded phone line, fax and answering machine at home.
Two mobile phones (one can be a Blackberry). Hands-free car kit on request for their private car.
Telephone services charge card
Phone numbers called by MPs are not listed on the bills paid by taxpayers.
A Post Office box at the nearest Post Office.
1300 toll free telephone number if their electorate covers more than one STD area.
TRAVEL IN AUSTRALIA:
Flights: No limit on number of business-class commercial flights. MPs who use charter flights when there is a commercial flight available must pay the difference.
Car with driver: COMCAR at their service when they are in Canberra, interstate on official business or to travel to and from the airport in their home city.
Private-plated vehicle: Every MP given a car from a list (typically a Holden, Ford or Toyota). MPs pay $711 a year and taxpayers pay all costs, including petrol, registration and servicing. Can be used for private and family reasons and can be driven by a staff member or family member.
MPs can choose to not have a car and get an allowance of $19,500 a year to pay for public transport and taxis.
Charter flights: Depending on the size of their electorate, MPs can spend between $9450 and $79,475 a year on charter flights or cars. Can be used by the MP, spouse or staff member...
http://www.smh.com.au/national/full-list-of-federal-mps-entitlements-20090521-bh...