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voting against democracy

November 10, 2008 – 7:20 pm

There has been a lot of publicity and justifiable disappointment about the decision by the voters of California to narrowly support – 52 per cent to 48 per cent – a proposal to change the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in that state.
But the result which really astonished me [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in animal welfare, democratic engagement, gay & lesbian issues | Also tagged animal welfare, gay & lesbian issues, US election | Comments (6)

Does Jon Stanhope really want to stay Chief Minister in the ACT?

October 21, 2008 – 1:52 pm

Post-election political posturing in its own way can be as important as pre-election political posturing, but given that the voters have just spoken, maintaining some connection with reality is probably a bit more important.
Which made me somewhat surprised to see these comments from ACT Labor Leader Jon Stanhope:
”We have won this election. The people of [...]

By Andrew Bartlett | Posted in democratic engagement | Also tagged party politics | Comments (3)

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