Abolish the House of Lords?

[mids]

How abolishing Labour?

[mids]

"about"

[flatandy]

Nov 21, 2022 19:35:23 GMT wetkingcanute said:

How about an unelected elite controlling all policy; the judiciary; police and the armed forces?

That would be fine if that unelected elite was me. Not if it was anyone else.

[Repat Van]

Nov 21, 2022 12:29:24 GMT moggyonspeed said:

I can see the benefits of an Australia-style mandatory vote, but only if there is an added option stating "None of the above".

I think people just spoil their ballots. I was very opposed to the Aussie system at first but I realised it’s just a cultural difference. We see voting as a right. They see it as a civic obligation.

Also with mandatory voting it means political parties cannot use chicanery to try and exclude from voting those they know would not support them.

[Repat Van]

Nov 21, 2022 11:50:20 GMT ootlg said:

Nov 21, 2022 11:30:15 GMT Repat Van said:

No. Or maybe have some kind of test that shows people are capable of reasoned thought. But then even stupid people should have a say in their society.

But not a say that affects others.

Nah even that. They should get a say. If people could only vote on things that did not impact others nobody would get the vote.

[Repat Van]

Nov 21, 2022 11:57:18 GMT ootlg said:

Nov 21, 2022 11:34:42 GMT Repat Van said:

That’s not just the current system. It’s always been like that.

Not like it is now. Every Mf and his/her son can be immediately accessed by those wishing to promote their cause with lies, promises and BS. Look at Bert.

It really has always been like that. Whether through exposure to lies or inability to access any information at all.

[ootlg]

Nov 21, 2022 17:45:29 GMT voice said:

A great example of what happens when electoral reform is allowed to take place was last US mid terms, one state, Michigan I think, though I could be wrong, decided to do away with party gerrymandering and gave boundary changes over to a civilian non partisan comitee, the result was a dramatic change away from one party rule by the minority being broken and state government being representative of the voters for the first time. By this I mean consistently one party was getting well above 50% of the popular vote going back decades, but due to gerrymandering had not held either house for decades.

<passes clean out>

[ootlg]

Nov 21, 2022 20:23:17 GMT Repat Van said:

Nov 21, 2022 11:57:18 GMT ootlg said:

Not like it is now. Every Mf and his/her son can be immediately accessed by those wishing to promote their cause with lies, promises and BS. Look at Bert.

It really has always been like that. Whether through exposure to lies or inability to access any information at all.

Forgive me, I didn't realise there were always 8 billion people accessible every second by the internet. Good job you let me know that, here, through the internet.

[Repat Van]

Nov 22, 2022 10:56:14 GMT ootlg said:

Nov 21, 2022 20:23:17 GMT Repat Van said:

It really has always been like that. Whether through exposure to lies or inability to access any information at all.

Forgive me, I didn't realise there were always 8 billion people accessible every second by the internet. Good job you let me know that, here, through the internet.

How did your brain cell interpret that from what I said?

[ootlg]

Try reading your own posts, numbskull.

[Repat Van]

Nov 23, 2022 8:14:14 GMT ootlg said:

Try reading your own posts, numbskull.

Link to the specific post where I said “there were always 8 billion people accessible every second by the internet”

[ootlg]

Nov 21, 2022 20:23:17 GMT Repat Van said:

Nov 21, 2022 11:57:18 GMT ootlg said:

Not like it is now. Every Mf and his/her son can be immediately accessed by those wishing to promote their cause with lies, promises and BS. Look at Bert.

It really has always been like that. Whether through exposure to lies or inability to access any information at all.

There you go... numbskull.

The clue's in the words 'now' and 'immediately accessed'.