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Fixing the vote : Comments

By Brett Walker, published 7/9/2007

Compulsory voting is bad enough so let’s at least make the act of voting fair and transparent.

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Compulsory preferences are undemocratic. In House of Reps. elections the way they are allocated means that no matter who you vote for, eventually your vote will arrive at either Labor or the coalition.
Proportional representation is the only remotely democratic process, As for senators being cabinet members of the house of Representatives! How can they keep the bastards honest if they are the government? Surely that's unconstitutional?
Ban all political parties, I say. Have a parliement of independents who debate intelligently and make consensus decisions for the greater good. No prime minister, but a rotating chairman/woman. Remember though. Most so-called 'independents' are religious stooges.check them out carefully.
Perhaps if everyone simply wrote, "I want proportional representation" on their ballot papers, we might see some democracy.
Posted by ybgirp, Monday, 10 September 2007 8:33:00 PM
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