In the fine old land of Oztralia - the greatest country in the world....
We have compulsory voting or you get fined.
I thought until recently that this was a good thing, until our most recent election when a true bellend who had policies of guns guns and more guns, smaller Garvernmint (yes I know, his intelligence is implied in the spelling) Ang the Garvernmint should do something about making laws against the nanny state by registering a party name that was very close to one of the major parties, therefore attracting the votes of those who didn't really give a toss and showed because they had to and didn't pay attention.
Perhaps a non-compulsory system would allow for a better standard of elected member.
There will ALWAYS be people who complain despite taking no hand in correcting the situation. They are usually the ones most dependant on the efforts of others. We call them dickheads.

I am not Rob.

Fuck off Amouros Badger you fucking cop punching peado
(bad_advice QOTW survivor from the first trollocost!, Wed 16 Oct 2013, 7:37, 1 reply)

The electoral(ol) commission tried to fine me once.
Thankfully I just moved and never heard of it again after I'd reregistered in another district. No fucking way were they going to get fifty bucks out of me cause I couldn't be arsed. The way I see it it's all about the LCD here - you know the Today Tonight watchers. How the fuck else can we explain Pauline Hanson?

I think we should change the constitution to include the right not to vote. No way Tone the Bone's gonna let that happen tho.

Cheers for not being me btw! :-)
(s0ckpuppet logging out to reply to you if you're not careful, Wed 16 Oct 2013, 13:21, closed)