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Re: Public funding props up Hanson's One Nation party
Reply #30 - Feb 9th, 2018 at 3:02pm
 
Brian Ross wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 2:47pm:
Bias_2012 wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 2:40pm:
"Democracy is about the ability, in our case, to choose the person who represents us in the House of Representatives in Canberra.   It is about the ability to vote." - Brian



I paid the $160 last night for not voting in a by-election I knew nothing about - keep my license, I live in the bush


Definition of democracy
plural democracies
1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections


Our elections are not free though, are they Brian? are they meant to be free or coercive? in your opinion


"Free" in this case means, without any coercion by the Government or others.  We are not coerced in our voting choice.  Therefore, Australian elections are free and fair.

Compulsory attendance at the Polling Station does not, IMO, amount to coercion to vote.  You are not made to vote.   Roll Eyes



Other than the law stating that you do, of course.

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Re: Public funding props up Hanson's One Nation party
Reply #31 - Feb 9th, 2018 at 3:14pm
 
BigOl64 wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 3:02pm:
Brian Ross wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 2:47pm:
Bias_2012 wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 2:40pm:
"Democracy is about the ability, in our case, to choose the person who represents us in the House of Representatives in Canberra.   It is about the ability to vote." - Brian

I paid the $160 last night for not voting in a by-election I knew nothing about - keep my license, I live in the bush

Definition of democracy
plural democracies
1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections


Our elections are not free though, are they Brian? are they meant to be free or coercive? in your opinion


"Free" in this case means, without any coercion by the Government or others.  We are not coerced in our voting choice.  Therefore, Australian elections are free and fair.

Compulsory attendance at the Polling Station does not, IMO, amount to coercion to vote.  You are not made to vote.   Roll Eyes


Other than the law stating that you do, of course.


Until they have Government Goons standing beside you in the polling booth, making sure you mark your ballot paper, what the law states and what actually happens will remain two very separate and different things, BigOl64.   Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
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Re: Public funding props up Hanson's One Nation party
Reply #32 - Feb 9th, 2018 at 3:29pm
 
Brian Ross wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 3:14pm:
BigOl64 wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 3:02pm:
Brian Ross wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 2:47pm:
Bias_2012 wrote on Feb 9th, 2018 at 2:40pm:
"Democracy is about the ability, in our case, to choose the person who represents us in the House of Representatives in Canberra.   It is about the ability to vote." - Brian

I paid the $160 last night for not voting in a by-election I knew nothing about - keep my license, I live in the bush

Definition of democracy
plural democracies
1 a : government by the people; especially : rule of the majority
b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections


Our elections are not free though, are they Brian? are they meant to be free or coercive? in your opinion


"Free" in this case means, without any coercion by the Government or others.  We are not coerced in our voting choice.  Therefore, Australian elections are free and fair.

Compulsory attendance at the Polling Station does not, IMO, amount to coercion to vote.  You are not made to vote.   Roll Eyes


Other than the law stating that you do, of course.


Until they have Government Goons standing beside you in the polling booth, making sure you mark your ballot paper, what the law states and what actually happens will remain two very separate and different things, BigOl64.   Roll Eyes Roll Eyes



That's right Brian, Compulsory voting is not compulsory, you only need to turn up - that's the general perception isn't it?
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