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In a loose interpretation of the original Sanskrit Lubosh wrote: 
:>I like the cartoon in The Australian yesterday (Monday 29 April 1996) showing 
:>Paul Keating enacting his departure from politics "with honour".
:>It reminded me of the discussion last year, and suggestions from the minor 
:>parties not to allow MPs to resign from the service in the Parliament at will. 
:>I think the proposal was to make them pay for the cost of the by-election (or 
:>at least a part of it). Is this still going to happen, or can someone just 
:>decide a few weeks after being elected that he doesn't really want to serve 
:>the people who elected him after all ?!?

That would be an interesting precedent...making an employee pay the cost
of filling his position should he choose to retire

:>Lubosh


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