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Member 7167 
"What Good Fortune For Governments That The People Do Not Think" - Adolf Hitler.
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I am sure amongst this wonderful list of preferred candidates you will find a whole host of individuals who are better qualified to run the country as opposed to either the ALP or the Libs.
I am sure many of these have so much more experience in parliament and the process of government in comparison to Tony Abbott are newly elected PM.
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pietillidie
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| Member 7167 wrote: | I am sure amongst this wonderful list of preferred candidates you will find a whole host of individuals who are better qualified to run the country as opposed to either the ALP or the Libs.
I am sure many of these have so much more experience in parliament and the process of government in comparison to Tony Abbott are newly elected PM. |
That's a shocking case of people in glass houses throwing stones given Tony Abbott has never achieved anything in life except getting elected; no corporate experience whatsoever, no international knowledge or experience whatsoever, no established career or profession outside politics whatsoever, no government achievements holding a portfolio whatsoever, no leadership achievements whatsoever and no policy platform which bodes well for the future whatsoever.
But he does chair a mean church meeting!
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Tannin 
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| Member 7167 wrote: | | I am sure amongst this wonderful list of preferred candidates you will find a whole host of individuals who are better qualified to run the country as opposed to either the ALP or the Libs. |
^ Correct! You know something? It was dead easy. You could do it too if you cared for this country a bit more. Mind you, finding someone worse than Abbott to put even lower on the ballot paper, that can be a challenge. Luckily, this election, with all those weirdo racist religious kooks running, it was easy.
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swoop42 
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What kind of nut votes below the line on a senate ballot paper.
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The LNP in power is a win for me financially. As for many friends they will regret their decision but that's life. I want the carbon tax removed so when all the prices don't go down I can laugh. Two terms of a LNP Government is a minimum due to the idiots in opposition. As for the new Senators  |
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Tannin
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Anyone who wants an actual vote, Swoop, rather than giving away both his right as an elector and his responsibility as a citizen of a democracy.
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HAL
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
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| Tannin wrote: | | Anyone who wants an actual vote, Swoop, rather than giving away both his right as an elector and his responsibility as a citizen of a democracy. |
Question answered. 
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David 
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| swoop42 wrote: | | What kind of nut votes below the line on a senate ballot paper. |
It means a maximum of 10 more minutes in a polling booth once every three years. I know we're the supposed 'ADD generation' or whatever, but come on!
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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swoop42
Whatcha gonna do when he comes for you?
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| David wrote: | | swoop42 wrote: | | What kind of nut votes below the line on a senate ballot paper. |
It means a maximum of 10 more minutes in a polling booth once every three years. I know we're the supposed 'ADD generation' or whatever, but come on! |
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Again.
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David
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If that's your definition of a 'weirdo', I think we'll take it. Kyle and Jackie O should do a skit about us. Damn bookreaders!
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stui magpie 
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| swoop42 wrote: | | David wrote: | | swoop42 wrote: | | What kind of nut votes below the line on a senate ballot paper. |
It means a maximum of 10 more minutes in a polling booth once every three years. I know we're the supposed 'ADD generation' or whatever, but come on! |
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The other option until they fix the system is to just vote for a major party above the line and minimise the risk of this happening. Like I did. 
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stui magpie
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Just thought I'd put a little something up to give someone credit where it's due.
I'm in Jagajaga, Jenny Macklins seat. She's a good person but a reasonably ineffectual politician, however I still have some time for her. My son played junior cricket with her son.
Anyway, this year the Libs put a candidate up in the seat who worked his nuts off. First time I ever actually knew who the Lib candidate was before polling day when I read the name. This guy, Nick mcGowan, seriously did some miles.
A little write up on him is here.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/federal-election-2013/mammoth-task-for-nick-mcgowan-to-topple-jenny-macklin-in-jagajaga-20130906-2t9hh.html
He actually got an 8% swing to the Libs in a very safe seat. (I didn't vote for him)
So, after campaigning hard for months including standing by the side of a main road in miserable winter weather morning after morning holding up signs so motorists could put a face to a name on the way to work, where would you expect to find this bloke on the monday morning after all his hard work came to nothing and he still didn't win the seat? Home in bed?
Nope, standing in the same spot on the side of the road, on his own, holding up a sign that said simply "Thank You"
Guy is a class act, credit where it's due and I hope good things come to him.
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David
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| stui magpie wrote: | | swoop42 wrote: | | David wrote: | | swoop42 wrote: | | What kind of nut votes below the line on a senate ballot paper. |
It means a maximum of 10 more minutes in a polling booth once every three years. I know we're the supposed 'ADD generation' or whatever, but come on! |
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The other option until they fix the system is to just vote for a major party above the line and minimise the risk of this happening. Like I did. |
Hmm. Don't they also make deals with microparties? I know that it's a little more complicated because they tend to reach quotas easily, but their votes still have to be distributed afterwards. I'm pretty sure the Family First guy wouldn't have gotten in in SA without Coalition preferences, for instance.
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