Indeed it was a sad night last night. What was sadder was that there were only 113 submissions (from both individuals & businesses), of which only 88 put their names to it, for the Digital ID Bill (by Oct 10th 2023) under the first consultation process by the Australian Govt. But of course this was under the Dept of Finance. Sure, I go to the Dept of Finance to learn about Digital ID Bills. NOT! I was but one of 5 individuals IN THE ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY to put my name on a Submission back then. Move forward to Jan/Feb 2024 and there were ONLY 398 Submissions (totalling 395; I guess there were some copies?) for the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry. And guess what? As I was told by the Committee Secretary today, "The inquiry undertaken by the Senate Economics Legislation Committee was not connected to the consultation process."
So less than 500 people/businesses had their 'say' out of 26 million people in this country on this issue. And the first consultation process wasn't related to the second one (the Senate Committee). And then enough idiots in Parliament agreed to gag themselves so they couldn't discuss it.
Do you smell a rat? Because I certainly do.
Also, if you vote 'no' as a Labor MP against the party line, you get kicked out of the party! Labor party members don't have the freedom to vote how their constituents want. They all vote as a bloc! It's a travesty! It's completely undemocratic!
And people STILL vote for Labor?? I guess so long as you agree with EVERYTHING the party comes up with, then that's fine, but I've not come across any party I agree with more than 80%.
Quite frankly, if any MP doesn't vote how the majority of their constituents want, I think they should be tossed out of office. They shouldn't be elected for their own views, they're there to represent their CONSTITUENTS' views. Remember good old Tony Abbott? 75% of his electorate said 'yes' to same-sex marriage...yet he abstained from voting! At least he was tossed out at the next election for not listening to his constituents (regardless of your views on same sex marriage - it was just an example). But the same can't be said for most MPs. Most just do as THEY want, and if you don't agree with them, well, too bad. I just don't know how people can continually vote for a party that is completely undemocratic, where individual/constituent views are NOT taken into account. Labor says 'this is our view' and that's that.
There's something very, very wrong with the politics of this country.
This is absolutely disgusting. All senators should be required to vote for a start. It is absurd that a few corrupt people be able to dictate whether an Australian can live in society or not. As far as I am concerned this bill is at odds with the constitution and therefore not applicable. I do not consent.
Indeed it was a sad night last night. What was sadder was that there were only 113 submissions (from both individuals & businesses), of which only 88 put their names to it, for the Digital ID Bill (by Oct 10th 2023) under the first consultation process by the Australian Govt. But of course this was under the Dept of Finance. Sure, I go to the Dept of Finance to learn about Digital ID Bills. NOT! I was but one of 5 individuals IN THE ENTIRE FUCKING COUNTRY to put my name on a Submission back then. Move forward to Jan/Feb 2024 and there were ONLY 398 Submissions (totalling 395; I guess there were some copies?) for the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry. And guess what? As I was told by the Committee Secretary today, "The inquiry undertaken by the Senate Economics Legislation Committee was not connected to the consultation process."
So less than 500 people/businesses had their 'say' out of 26 million people in this country on this issue. And the first consultation process wasn't related to the second one (the Senate Committee). And then enough idiots in Parliament agreed to gag themselves so they couldn't discuss it.
Do you smell a rat? Because I certainly do.
Also, if you vote 'no' as a Labor MP against the party line, you get kicked out of the party! Labor party members don't have the freedom to vote how their constituents want. They all vote as a bloc! It's a travesty! It's completely undemocratic!
And people STILL vote for Labor?? I guess so long as you agree with EVERYTHING the party comes up with, then that's fine, but I've not come across any party I agree with more than 80%.
Quite frankly, if any MP doesn't vote how the majority of their constituents want, I think they should be tossed out of office. They shouldn't be elected for their own views, they're there to represent their CONSTITUENTS' views. Remember good old Tony Abbott? 75% of his electorate said 'yes' to same-sex marriage...yet he abstained from voting! At least he was tossed out at the next election for not listening to his constituents (regardless of your views on same sex marriage - it was just an example). But the same can't be said for most MPs. Most just do as THEY want, and if you don't agree with them, well, too bad. I just don't know how people can continually vote for a party that is completely undemocratic, where individual/constituent views are NOT taken into account. Labor says 'this is our view' and that's that.
There's something very, very wrong with the politics of this country.
This is absolutely disgusting. All senators should be required to vote for a start. It is absurd that a few corrupt people be able to dictate whether an Australian can live in society or not. As far as I am concerned this bill is at odds with the constitution and therefore not applicable. I do not consent.