🚀 go-pugleaf

pickle@blitzen.canberra.edu.au (Michael Paxton) wrote:


>Ummm I believe Paul Keating actually discussed his plans, should labour
>lose power, on one of 9's media sideshows. As for the great debat 2, I
>thought that was just a forum for hauling out each party's electoral
>rhetoric. You may as well have just watchd the TV advertising if that is
>where you source your in-depth political knowledge from. As for "intense
>media speculation" if this, coupled with refusals to deny such suggestions
>within a week of the election, isnt enough to give their relative
>electorates cause to think, it's their own fault for voting for
>them...lets sue the electors of Blaxland for the cost of a bi-election!
>better yet, a voting tax...anyone stupid enough to vote has to pay a
>percentage of the costs of the election up front as a "deposit" to ensure
>that the person they voted for doesnt drop out or die or something.

I know it's not a very popular idea but why not have the pre-selected
Labor candidate just take the seat without a by-election.

The Libs will not win the seat and any (unlikely) change will not
affect the makeup of the parliament.

Applied this way...

1) The seat is held by a party not an independant

2) The seat would withstand a swing of 10%

3) The majority of the government is more than 10 (or even15) seats.

______________________________________________

Cheers
Dennis
Sydney, Australia.
http://www.zeta.org.au/~mds/

"Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity.
 That's how rich I want to be." 
    - Rita Rudner