Poirot said "Well, that's rubbish ... we are a signatory to the Refugee Convention, and "refoulement" (sending people back) is prohibited under this convention."

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=10055#344708

Answer- Well let the UN implement punitive penalties for enforcement of their global universal centralist will. The UN's role is not to contradict the will of the people who voluntarily live together as a nation. Western democracy is based on the principle of distribution of power embodied in principles such as the Westminster System- which are notably absent in implementations of communism who proclaim freedom and equality but create totalitarianism and death. Principles of Western government are under attack by communist principles and tropes- freedom of speech being one.

As PM John Howard despite his faults said "we say who, we say how many".

Margaret Thatcher believed that social policy and sustainability go hand in hand- while communists will just bring in the army the police and the secret commissariat to shoot those that turn from the party line.

The world wide refugee situation seems unsustainable and a different solution needs to be found

Canem Malum,

"Well let the UN implement punitive penalties for enforcement of their global universal centralist will. The UN's role is not to contradict the will of the people who voluntarily live together as a nation. Western democracy is based on the principle of distribution of power embodied in principles such as the Westminster System- which are notably absent in implementations of communism who proclaim freedom and equality but create totalitarianism and death. Principles of Western government are under attack by communist principles and tropes- freedom of speech being one."

Well, why don't we just withdraw from the Convention, I wonder?

Global universal centralists ... Communists ... Egad!

Lol! ...this place is thoroughly entertaining in a whacko kinda way these days

If the Convention isn't enforced it isn't obeyed as there are no repercussions- The three pillared Westminster System embodies the Law Creators (Government), the Law Interpreters (Courts), the Law Enforcers (Police). The UN relies on member states to enforce principles- but there is always interpretation. In a sense the UN is aspirational.

I suppose it's "wacko" to point out that power is becoming more centralized and totalitarian and citizen's are becoming less powerful as a result. Isn't democracy the "power of the people".

Personally I believe that the "centralization of power" philosophical position is wacko- ie. Stalin, Mao, etc were wacko's- and if you support their views you are a complicit apologist "wacko".

The coalition government always adhered to the refugee convention. If anyone on this thread actually read the convention, they would see that.

Kudos Shadow Minister.