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So Bill Shorten (the leader of the opposition) is my member of parliament. I've written him to ask that he helps to slow the process down and read the recommend

So Bill Shorten (the leader of the opposition) is my member of parliament. I've written him to ask that he helps to slow the process down and read the recommendations of the joint committee. Not sure what more I can do here :/

prawn 12y ago
Here is all you need to know about government and opposition in "times like these" - a satirical piece from The Shovel: Labor Party To Close Down Until After Iraq War: http://www.theshovel.com.au/2014/09/23/labor-party-to-close-down-until-after-iraq-war/ http://www.theshovel.com.au/2014/09/23/labor-party-to-close-... On hearing the news, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said, “Until this war concludes, we’ll just have two parties saying the same thing, so it makes sense to put one away for now”. Labor leader Bill Shorten later released a statement saying “Until this war concludes, we’ll just have two parties saying the same thing, so it makes sense to put one away for now”.
- rtpg 12y ago
  the idea that the opposition actually needs to oppose every proposal by the government in power is what leads to the current situation in the US congress. When it comes to certain thing people happen to agree. If the government came out against eating babies, does the opposition have to start taking a literal interpretation of Swift? (I am not saying that the Iraq War is "obviously right", I'm just saying that cooperation in government is a possible thing)
  - prawn 12y ago
    Not dismissing that. It's more a comment of locking step as a response to fear and war. Too politically risky not to. I commented slightly up the chain with a little bit more.
- RubyPinch 12y ago
  > Here is all you need to know 4 sentences I mean, I know some love to think that a blog / tv show full of snarky jokes gives a hint of political driving forces behind decisions, or, you know, anything political in the slightest but they don't, they are just snarky jokes
  - prawn 12y ago
    You don't think it's an accurate remark about how dangerous it is politically to oppose a war drummed up to drive fear into the public? About how major parties lock step in times like these? "Soft on terrorism", "Can't defend our shores", etc. Huge political risk to work against what's happening.
  - pessimizer 12y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole

prawn 12y ago

Here is all you need to know about government and opposition in "times like these" - a satirical piece from The Shovel: Labor Party To Close Down Until After Iraq War: http://www.theshovel.com.au/2014/09/23/labor-party-to-close-down-until-after-iraq-war/ http://www.theshovel.com.au/2014/09/23/labor-party-to-close-... On hearing the news, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said, “Until this war concludes, we’ll just have two parties saying the same thing, so it makes sense to put one away for now”. Labor leader Bill Shorten later released a statement saying “Until this war concludes, we’ll just have two parties saying the same thing, so it makes sense to put one away for now”.

rtpg 12y ago
the idea that the opposition actually needs to oppose every proposal by the government in power is what leads to the current situation in the US congress. When it comes to certain thing people happen to agree. If the government came out against eating babies, does the opposition have to start taking a literal interpretation of Swift? (I am not saying that the Iraq War is "obviously right", I'm just saying that cooperation in government is a possible thing)
- prawn 12y ago
  Not dismissing that. It's more a comment of locking step as a response to fear and war. Too politically risky not to. I commented slightly up the chain with a little bit more.
RubyPinch 12y ago
> Here is all you need to know 4 sentences I mean, I know some love to think that a blog / tv show full of snarky jokes gives a hint of political driving forces behind decisions, or, you know, anything political in the slightest but they don't, they are just snarky jokes
- prawn 12y ago
  You don't think it's an accurate remark about how dangerous it is politically to oppose a war drummed up to drive fear into the public? About how major parties lock step in times like these? "Soft on terrorism", "Can't defend our shores", etc. Huge political risk to work against what's happening.
- pessimizer 12y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole