A Political Question (188)

lol... we need to be sure there are enough muffins to go around...

I am 52years old ... I have not voted since I was 23 years old ...

so in short i would not join any political party ... they are all as corrupt as each other ...


as for the right to vote ... GooD for you if thats what you want and congratulations ...

However as Aussies we are "compelled" to vote, even if we dont want any of the self serving lying decietful swines .... As an Aussie I "resent" being forced to vote for any of the above CreTToNs .... so I dont ....

thats MY political statement right there ...

political prostituion...meaning ...selling ourselves to the greater gain with personal interests involved ...not necesserily(wrong spelling,but close) for society as it was intended....or perhaps intended with "Forked tongue"...the masses control through deceit and white liars from politicians...enhanching only their personal gain ....If the equal wage for politicians was on par with eg street cleaners /nurses etc,etc we would have a more balanced society with true socially interested participents ...not money grabbers !!!!!

Its all a question of financial gain ...such is society !!!!

Rush, A canadian band, wrote a song called "free will" which stated not making a choice, Is A Choice I completely agree with the ideas expressed in that song.

I think the Australian compultion to vote is a reaction to the apathy in the US where they are lucky to get 30% of the population to vote. And as a result you get presidents like George Bush Jr. elected not once, but twice... Would you really like to get a moron worse than Bush as the PM? Even if there is no one to vote for, there are a lot of people to vote against.

Another reason I want to get involved... I treasure the right to vote, I have waited five years of living in Oz to earn it, and I treasure it. But I respect your choice also.

Unfortunately, the GG has no real powers any more. After poor John Kerr exercised our Constitutional rights (as demanded by the Opposition Leader of the time, Malcolm Fraser), there have been many many changes where the Queen of Australia (Aunt Lizzie - one of her many many titles) is a mere figurehead and has no power over us Aussies. As such, the GG has lost a lot of powers. We have lost the right to appeal to one higher court, the House of Lords in England (or Britain).

Our laws are based on English Law although our Constitution and our Parliament is based on the USA system. Our PM, like many in Commonwealth countries, is the one person who give the final "sign of approval." But only if the majority of elected officials agree.

Aunt Lizzie, like her father, was born a "Windsor"

Rob, you must be a carpenter and you hit the nail on the head.

It is not WHO she is but what she REPRESENTS. It is the freedom to do and say what we like. Within reason.

There is a law against me setting that bomb under my neighbour's house because the load music usually starts at 1am.

hi Wash, Not sure what you mean there.

The parliament here in Oz is based on the english system - the US system is very different and (IMHO) is hopeless with the elected president.

Maybe I am missing you meaning?

Or the sins of the mother? I only know them from the media so I cannot judge either of them.

Mostly, children are the product of both parents. I was the rebel in my family, went against their established way of life. Loved the surf, rock & roll, surfie music, etc. Encouraged by my teachers that Labor(ing) was the only real way for Aust's future.

Getting married and having a family changed a lot of things for me. I had resposibilities. My children and their future became the most important thing in my life. My daughter was top of her school until she finally rebelled after my separation and only scored a 55 percentile. She is very well respected in her field of law and is head-hunted often. Oddly enough, she is very much a "homebody."

My son who struggled all the way through school ended up with an 85 percentile score and his literacy level is very low. He has ended up with a good job, owns his own home and has a lovely fiancee.

Children do learn a lot of values through their parents but there are many that do rebel "against the system."

Sorry Martia, but Bert alone is not to blame for Matt's behaviour. Any parent would hate to see that happen.