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25/07/17

09:34

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Originally posted by etherazer ↑

"But to change the system one has to start somewhere, and I really do not see the problem from Paul Kelly's view.
One alternative is to consider 4 year terms, while diluting the number of Senators in Tasmania.
Another is reduce the Senate term to 4 years.
Surely all Senators should have the equivalent power in a democratic system."

a democratic system?
Yeah we've got one of those.
It's called the House of Representatives.
We don't need an extra unrepresentative tier of gov't to oversee, obstruct, snort and vote down legislation passed by our voters' democratically elected Representatives.
Abolish the Senate!

From the Australian article:
..." Short of a double-dissolution election all senators enjoy six-year terms — they only need to be elected three times for a 20-year career."

That statement is inaccurate because not all senators enjoy six year terms.
The four Territorian senators retire at each election.

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"Abolish the Senate!"
So do you see that coming as the result of discussions?
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