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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:58 am
by mrsK
Australians have to vote in a new Prime Minister on Saturday, 21 August .:-5

Why bother, no one ever lives up to the pre election promises.

I really get angry when the campaigning starts & you see all the pollies holding babies & talking to the oldies.Why can't they do that all year round,not just when they want votes:mad:

Spending millions$$$$$ they don't have:yh_rotfl

I am not a fan of compulsory voting

I am not a fan of voting full stop.

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:25 am
by chonsigirl
MrsK, define compulsory voting-what happens if you don't vote?

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:14 am
by along-for-the-ride
"no one ever lives up to the pre election promises."

Sad...........and true.

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Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:00 pm
by fuzzywuzzy
That's one of the reasons I don't vote. Plus I'm a conscientious objector. Don't vote ...Protest.

all governments are caretakers of a country. No government will ever bring in any policy to destroy a country. It's my belief that no government can change anything without the world bank, big world business, and the nod from the American government. No government really runs the show, it's a world wide distribution of funds etc . Yes we have our own savings etc but we still have to do business with the rest of the world and constantly please them .

If things really hit the fan in australia watch everyone come out of the woodwork enmass to protest. That's the only way a government gets the picture.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:07 pm
by mrsK
chonsigirl;1324117 wrote: MrsK, define compulsory voting-what happens if you don't vote?


If we don't vote we get fined.

You have to have a pretty good reason not to vote.

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:09 pm
by fuzzywuzzy
You only get fined if you registered in the first place. I never registered :)

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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:11 pm
by mrsK
fuzzywuzzy;1324647 wrote: You only get fined if you registered in the first place. I never registered :)


Wise decision:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I was so full of importance when I turned 18 that I registered.

Bit of rebellion thrown in as well:lips: