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> Exactly, for representative democracy to work there has to
> be a clear set of rules to follow, to stop kneejerk nonsense
> that we see in this country all the time. The US Govt
> may not follow the Bill of Rights all the time, but at least
> you have a court syst
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I don't know about others, but I can't
walk through a town without reflecting gloomily
that the shaven-headed tattooed thug swigging
lager across the street has a vote worth just as much
as mine - and there are an awful lot of people w
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Why not? This is the electronic/
digital/wired age.What is the internet for?
[...]
I certainly sounds okay on first look.
But then, you neglect to consider the
implications of decisions made in the heat of
any
From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The day we see online voting on the majority of issues is the day that
Murdoch achieves world domination.
The film "Running Man" was on TV last night and I was struck by the fact
that far from looking dated it's getting closer to reality with every
passi
From: Don Baldwin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm curious which people think is more dangerous: having tattooed
thugs voting on every matter or having scores of Jack Straws
deciding the matter between themselves. At least with the
tattooed thugs voting, many people would be aware of the
latent danger
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I am delighted to be able to agree with Neil Francis, for once. The very idea
of government by constant plebiscite is horrifying, since it would be the
antithesis of democracy - if you believe that "democracy" should mean pretty
much the same thing as "free society".
From: "Neil Francis", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >You can' have a plebiscite on every issue.
>
>Why not? This is the electronic/digital/wired age.What
>is the internet for?
Hmm - beware for what you wish for...
The Internet is useful for many things but it was not designed for voting
or
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>You can' have a plebiscite on every issue.
Why not? This is the electronic/digital/wired age.What
is the internet for?
Robert
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From: Dave Reay, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Is the firearms legislation the single most important factor
>in casting your vote?
Undoubtably, YES, politicians will always increase taxes in one form or
another. That is normal, but when they interfere with my life to the
point of banning my sport/hobby, I
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
Is the firearms legislation the single most
important factor in casting your vote?
[...]
Interesting that you ask, Paul.
It is *the* issue by which I judge any candidate
to public office. They can mouth any pla
From: "Paul McDermott", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>And, you
>can set about to prove just that, by going to each elected MP's
>office and asking questions on the subject of firearms, questions
>that they ought to be able to answer correctly, and affirmatively
>and most importantly, factually.
Is the fi
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[...]
You can't have a plebiscite on every issue.
Democracy isn't about that. We elect a government,
in the belief that it will do our will, more or less, during it's
term. If it doesn't to your satisfaction, you vote it out, first
o
From: "Paul McDermott", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Well, Paul, I think that you owe it to yourself, and
>the rest of your fellow citizens to first understand that none
>of you voted for anything. Was there in fact a plebiscite placed
>before all of the people, asking them to vote on the issue?
You can
From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The vast majority of 'Joe Public' I have spoken to
don't feel it was a travesty. The majority won. We lost.
--and--
No legal system is perfect, all pretty crappy. I've
never met anyone, from anywhere in the world, who
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