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Lying about citizenship: Australian politicians before the high court : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 28/8/2017

To read the section any other way, would result in a 'ridiculous' interpretation, one that would also disqualify up to half the population from sitting in Parliament.

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What penalties are there for these transgressions?

Take this into account:
20 or more years ago, in my early 20's I once chose not to vote because I thought all politicians we're liars, dishonest and didn''t keep election promises (liar shouldn't have told me the Gateway Bridge would be free after a few years) and I was fined $120 for not voting, and I refused to pay that fine out of principle and instead served 3 or 4 days in the police watchouse (at $30 a day)

I decidided that wasn't going to pay it and that taxpayers themselves should cover the cost of my stay and provide for me since they supported creating a stupid law that forced me to vote for these lying politicians.

It's funny I actually almost forgot all about it, seems so long ago.
But the bottom line is this: I've already served time locked up for several days in the 90's for choosing not to vote for lying scumbags.

So what happens when I'm proven right?
And that politicians are liars and dishonest and do not even have the right to be politicians?
What happens now?
Do I get my 3 or 4 days back?
Or will any of these people serve a single day locked up for what they did, surely worse than I did not voting, (I'm now justified in my failure to vote by their failure to be eligible to sit in parliament)

And so, we go back to the status qao where I'm forced to vote for lying scumbags.
But the law has changed now, they won't issue warrants for unpaid fines for failing to vote, they will take my drivers license instead.

Screw this country, and the liars that run it.
If these people don't serve time in jail like I did for not voting, then there's no real justice in this country.

I told you all long ago, build a prison for the politicians who wrong us, until then the country's a bloody joke.
Posted by Armchair Critic, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 4:02:44 AM
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Dear Critic,

What will you get by putting people in jail? Even if they are politicians? Only a vicious cycle of violence.

Better forgive and forget, in the spirit of Nelson Mandela: let them go home to their families in peace.
Posted by Yuyutsu, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 6:11:38 AM
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Binoy's posts are as usual confused and meandering around his opinion that Canavan and Roberts are not being entirely honest. Of course, the high court will make the judgements on the documents presented not on snippets from the news.

It now looks like Katy Gallager from the ALP has been caught out.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 12:58:28 PM
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Probably the British person who is the Australian head of parliament uses Co-codamol for headaches. in the UK is marketed as "Solpadeine Plus" and "Solpadeine Max". In Australia it is marketed as "Panadeine", and "Panadeine Forte".

She has a desk for British citizens but is Queen of an alien nation whose pollies lose $ for having British citizenship , a foreign land.
"Phillip, bring me the Solpadeine Max will you and a stiff brandy ".
She wakes up British and after breakfast becomes Australian then back to her alien identity. Its easier for Charles who's used to doubling up.
Posted by nicknamenick, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 8:04:07 PM
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Hey Yuyutsu,
A sense of equal justice; that they too must follow the rules.

I've shared my opinion on this type of thing before.
I believe that politicians and citizens are like 'them' and 'us'.
And I also believe that for their to be real democracy, then there must be a real balance of power.
And so, in the sense of 'them and us' as spoken about above;
I believe that if they make the rules for 'us',
Then we should make the rules for 'them'.

It's all pretty simple really.
Posted by Armchair Critic, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 10:28:22 PM
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Dear Critic,

Sorry, I do not believe in tit-for-tat.

This evil practice of making rules for others, along with this extremely cruel practice of throwing people in jail are THEIR (the politicians) kind of behaviour. Surely we don't want to become like them?!
Posted by Yuyutsu, Wednesday, 30 August 2017 1:14:36 PM
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