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  • blueystar
    blueystar
    1 year ago
    haven't been on the electoral for 52 years they have sent letters and even been to my door saying I can be fined told them to fine me I will go to jail to cut it out he just shook his head and left that was a few years back but since going on the pension the letters are starting again but just ignore them and bin them
  • Ratbob
    Ratbob
    1 year ago
    Quoting Soapbox2627 on 06 Jun 2023 09:42 PM

    one would need to be on the electoral role to get a fine for not voting, I would doubt the were, I also would say "they would not class themselves as Australian"

    Quoting keith on 07 Jun 2023 12:30 AMedited: 07 Jun 2023 12:31 AM

    Not been on the electoral role will attract a $20 fine for not voting, they track you via the tax file No and address. I've had first-hand experience on that one. Doubt the desert and other fringe dwellers would meet the TFN criteria?  

    I'm happy paying the 20. 

    Quoting bloodog on 07 Jun 2023 12:49 AM

    If you are asked why you did not vote just quote the bible: Romans 13:2 

    Then you are exempt from voting 
    True story 

    Romans 13:2
    Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

    Er so if I resist, I shall receive to myself damnation.
    You sure you’ve quoted the right bit Bloodog?
  • bloodog
    bloodog
    1 year ago
    You on paper, Your studying to become a Jehovah’s Witnesses  you believe in gods government and will not vote as it offends God 
    This will get you out of voting in Australia 
    Been there done that.

    Jehovah’s Witnesses remain politically neutral for religious reasons, based on what the Bible teaches. We do not lobby, vote for political parties or candidates, run for government office, or participate in any action to change governments. We believe that the Bible gives solid reasons for following this course.

      We follow the example of Jesus, who refused to accept political office. (John 6:​15) He taught his disciples to be “no part of the world” and made it clear that they should not take sides in political issues.​—John 17:14, 16; 18:36; Mark 12:13-​17.

      We are loyal to God’s Kingdom, which Jesus spoke of when he said: “This good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth.” (Matthew 24:14) As representatives of God’s Kingdom, commissioned to proclaim its coming, we remain neutral in the political affairs of all countries, including the one where we live.​—
  • beaglebasher
    beaglebasher
    1 year ago
    I am no expert but I dont think the Abos give a fuck about  Romans 13.2
    And just for the record, neither do I.
  • bloodog
    bloodog
    1 year ago
    Quoting keith on 07 Jun 2023 12:30 AMedited: 07 Jun 2023 12:31 AM

    Not been on the electoral role will attract a $20 fine for not voting, they track you via the tax file No and address. I've had first-hand experience on that one. Doubt the desert and other fringe dwellers would meet the TFN criteria?  

    I'm happy paying the 20. 

    Quoting bloodog on 07 Jun 2023 12:49 AM

    If you are asked why you did not vote just quote the bible: Romans 13:2 

    Then you are exempt from voting 
    True story 

    Quoting Ratbob on 07 Jun 2023 09:25 AM

    Romans 13:2

    Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

    Er so if I resist, I shall receive to myself damnation.
    You sure you’ve quoted the right bit Bloodog?

    Yer good pick up Ratbob Just put the correct bible verse in 
    My bad 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    1 year ago
    Budget papers reveal the $364.6 million cost of delivering the Voice referendum......and its looking like it wont get up. This is the cost Labor is prepared to spend on 3.2% of the population while distracting 96.8% of us from the failed promises that got them into power.
  • OlChesnut
    OlChesnut
    1 year ago
    It's a farce.  That money would've been better spent on encoding free speech into the constitution.  Like the U.S's First Amendment.  What a clown show the state of free speech is in this country.  This was highlighted by the recent defamation case by Ben Roberts-Smith.
  • obisteve
    obisteve
    1 year ago
    Well nobody ever said that democracy is cheap. This way, we will know what the Australian people think about this matter, and what the various states populations think about it. It will be interesting to see which way it goes.
  • Neale
    Neale
    1 year ago
    I want to know where I can read the legislation in its entirety.
    I don’t trust any side of politics, all pigs at the trough in my opinion.
    But I want to read ALL of it to see what else they will try to get through.
  • bloodog
    bloodog
    1 year ago
    I know the world dose not revolve around what HDF thinks 
    The feeling on here and from the people around me and the press That I lisson to, all say its a NO 
    Its shaping up to be transparent by the people, I just wonder how this will play out 
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    1 year ago
    Quoting Neale on 22 Jun 2023 09:27 AM

    I want to know where I can read the legislation in its entirety.

    I don’t trust any side of politics, all pigs at the trough in my opinion.
    But I want to read ALL of it to see what else they will try to get through.

    This is  basis of peoples reluctance , the government essentially want us to trust it with a free pass. There is no legislation they will make it up once its passed. This from the governments own page..."What happens if the referendum passes?
    After the referendum, there will be a process with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the Parliament and the broader public to settle the Voice design.
    Legislation to establish the Voice will then go through standard parliamentary processes to ensure adequate scrutiny by elected representatives in both houses of Parliament."
    Just remember this is the same government that promised cheaper electricity, nurses 24/7 in nursing homes,  wages growth, housing relief among others to get into power...
    If it looks like shit, smells like shit, well think you know what it might be. This is a big smokescreen to divert voters away from all the other blatant lies spun to get them into power.
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    1 year ago
    Albo is making Dutton look good, they all make promises they can't keep, politicians are politicians, it's what they do.
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    1 year ago
    Where is all this insanity going to end up? Ten , fifteen yrs ago you would have been laughed out of the pub if you told people that these things were going to happen to Australia in the future, yet here we are with them enshrined in law. Is it the Labor party, the Greens or minority groups behind all this flawed policy? The promises are getting more outrageous to get into power and the decisions when in power are difficult to believe. Not so sure about the island anymore i am probably going to be forced to "pay the rent" https://paytherent.net.au/  
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    1 year ago
    I hope they double dissolution and call an election, bye bye Albo, hello Dutton, god knows what that will bring but it can't be worse.......surely!
  • paulybronco
    paulybronco
    1 year ago
  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    1 year ago
    Albo is busy erasing the bad memory of Scott from the national consciousness, he is doing a good job too.
  • obisteve
    obisteve
    1 year ago
    I have to admit to being a bit biased in all things political, my first wife pissed off with a Liberal politician, the same year they were all making a fuss about The Year of the Family.
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