Comments on: Newsflash: Politician gives concise answer http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/ a linguist without a language Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Jangari Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:30:54 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/#comment-552 Iain, see <a href="http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=6260" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://greensblog.org/2007/10/22/ten-years-in-the-balance/" rel="nofollow">here</a> for others' thoughts on how the Greens have been exercising the balance of power in the state governments. The Greens have held the balance in the WA upper house for 6 years, and shared it with the Democrats for 4 before that. They also share it in the upper houses of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales. Iain, see here and here for others’ thoughts on how the Greens have been exercising the balance of power in the state governments. The Greens have held the balance in the WA upper house for 6 years, and shared it with the Democrats for 4 before that. They also share it in the upper houses of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

]]> By: Jangari http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Jangari Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:15:44 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/#comment-551 While I'm resigned to the knowledge that the Greens probably won't win a majority of seats this time around, they do stand a very sizable chance of wresting the balance of power in the senate. This of course doesn't give them the ability to direct policy, but it substantially enables them to amend it when it comes to debate. Right Mali, it's easy enough to say 'yep, I agree', but I'd like to see, from anyone, some fleshed out plan on how to do something, anything! But alas, no one seems to have any detailed policy plans apart from in-principle support of the idea (presumably that means if someone else can pay for it). While I’m resigned to the knowledge that the Greens probably won’t win a majority of seats this time around, they do stand a very sizable chance of wresting the balance of power in the senate. This of course doesn’t give them the ability to direct policy, but it substantially enables them to amend it when it comes to debate.

Right Mali, it’s easy enough to say ‘yep, I agree’, but I’d like to see, from anyone, some fleshed out plan on how to do something, anything! But alas, no one seems to have any detailed policy plans apart from in-principle support of the idea (presumably that means if someone else can pay for it).

]]> By: Jungurra http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Jungurra Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:05:37 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/#comment-550 Well Good on you Jangari! I guess it's good to know they have a policy, even if they can't tell us what it is. I guess Bob Brown just confirmed what was already being made apparent in the other room, that this election will not be won by discussing Aboriginal issues. It's just not a vote-winner. More's the pity. Well Good on you Jangari!
I guess it’s good to know they have a policy, even if they can’t tell us what it is. I guess Bob Brown just confirmed what was already being made apparent in the other room, that this election will not be won by discussing Aboriginal issues. It’s just not a vote-winner. More’s the pity.

]]> By: Iain http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Iain Sun, 21 Oct 2007 21:51:28 +0000 http://www.matjjin-nehen.com/2007/10/21/newsflash-politician-gives-concise-answer/#comment-549 Yeah But what effect can the Greens actually have in making it so? Yeah But what effect can the Greens actually have in making it so?

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