Another Labor Poiltical Victory

Bonz,
I reckon JohnR would agree.
He is away with the Des Lexic et.al.

Actually I agree too.......
NickR

Bracksy gives everyone an option to give more money to the government by installing further camera's...............all you need to do is break the law & drive too fast ;-) Not that I'm complaining, the speeders, smokers & drinkers are keeping my tax's down.
Cheers Craig..........

It's OK Pesty, I live in the big smoke and I'm with you and JohnR...

>.The mail over here is that you lot have had a guts full of Mr Brack's and his garbage, so why vote him back in???

Like in federal politics, there are zero options. Why do you think Bracks, and Mr Sheene do what they like, they no that there is no opposition. very sad, no future really.

Sometimes you have to go off on a wing and a prayer Truckster... Kennet was good for my industry, even as a blue collar boy. Bracksy is a tool and quite frankly I'd rather have given Baillieu a shot because quite simply I don't think he could do any worse... Times they are a changin' and as far as I'm concerned politics is no longer about Labour 'for the workers' and Liberal 'for big business'... In my opinion and it is only my opinion, it's all about winning friends and influencing people in order to feather your nest as quickly as possible... Top level politicians have the life-span of a 3l Patrol engine *ducks for cover* so you make hay while the sun shines, whatever the cost...

oh I agree blue... Dont worry I agree..

but the majority are sheep - and would rather die than think for themselves.

politics have really lost their way, as you say, its all about lookin after their mates, and zero for the humans.

OT Willem, all your photo's gone?

Hi Muzzgit

I haven't had photos in my gallery now for a long time. Took them out once for whatever reason(I forget) and have not gotten around to put them up again.

At present I am scanning 4000 to 5000 slides to digital and when that project is finished I may put some up again.

Cheers

Willem, unfortunately no political system is perfect, but believe it or not, we have the best system of government in the world- with plenty of checks and balances. Problem is we have TOO MUCH government- state governments have gotta go, but that definately never going to happen!

You only get the poloticians you deserve. Federal governments must go. We in W.A. would be better on our own.

People in WA are always saying how well they would go on their own . Do you realise how little of that mining wealth you people of WA actually own .

Yes , we own it , not you .

Cheers ,

Willie .

Hi Willem

The Australian federal and state compulsory preferential voting system is probably the most fairest in the world.

Howard is PM because thats who the majority of Australians wanted. Bracks is Premier of Victoria and Beattie is Premier of Queensland because the majority of people wanted it that way, end of story.

I don't always like the outcome of our elections either but I know that the majority want it that way.

Non-compulsory first past the post voting, as in the USA and Britain, often results in people being elected by about 30% to 40% of those who bothered to vote. This happened when Bush was first elected president.

When only 40% of eligible voters bother to vote, the result is that politicians are often elected by a very small portion of the population.

Its about time you stopped knocking our great country and our systems. For all our faults, our elections, legal and police systems are as good as any in the world and better than most. Its called the "Separation of Powers" and because it is generaly adhered to, Australia is one of the most stable long term democracies in the world.

And the so called "donkey vote" in Australia is virtually a myth as it is only a maximum of 2 to 4% of voters and it does not effect the end result in 99% of the electorates.

and keep on 4wding in our great country
Cheers
Phil

"Its about time you stopped knocking our great country and our systems."

Like when?

It is my opinion, mate! There is nothing fair about a preferential voting system.

No more to add.

"Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. posted this followup"

"People in WA are always saying how well they would go on their own . Do you realise how little of that mining wealth you people of WA actually own ."

NO

Richard

Well Richard , take the time to go through the register of Rio sometime .

>>> There is nothing fair about a preferential voting system

Best thing said round here in years.

>> Howard is PM because thats who the majority of Australians wanted. Bracks is Premier of Victoria and Beattie is Premier of Queensland because the majority of people wanted it that way, end of story.

How do you work that out? You mean preferences got them where they want to be.. nothing to do with everyone voted for those tossers.

If I dont want Mr sheene, I dont vote for him, but somehow my vote is given to the little tin of bleep , in a 'deal' with preferences. yea bleep in fantastic "best system in the world" ...

Member - Willie , Epping .Syd.

Sorry

I do

The answer was to the question

"People in WA are always saying how well they would go on their own . Do you realise how little of that mining wealth you people of WA actually own ."

Richard

haha, like little kids we can demand what we want but we don't necessarily get it. Little Johnny has been bullcrapping us since the overboard scandal, we must like it because he will get back in next election.

>>.we must like it because he will get back in next election.
No,

he will get in because there is bleep all opposition or any other choice worth bleep on.. Name one.

he knows it, why do you think he does bleep no aussie wants and doesnt care?

lol, in that case we all should rock up, get our names scrubbed off the list before placing ripped up voting papers in the box. Wouldn't that make them think....hahhaa

sooner they get rid of preferencial voting, the sooner I start to actually vote.

"Bracks sux lol"
kewl!