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maenon replied to the topic Political Poll in the board Getting serious 18 years, 1 month ago
I say show the Ministry of Truth peeps (the website where I found the Misrep act http://mo-truth.blogspot.com/) your support because if there is enough public support for the act then surely parliament will have to take it seriously and it will become a law :) Then our politicians will be made accountable for their actions at last.
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maenon replied to the topic Political Poll in the board Getting serious 18 years, 2 months ago
That’s what I’m trying to find out. The problem is that many people don’t seem to care because they don’t feel as though a law such as the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’ would effect them….they are so wrapped up in their little worlds filled with consumerism and the general dumbing down of the mind through tv that they can’t even…[Read more]
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maenon replied to the topic Political Lies in the board Getting serious 18 years, 2 months ago
By the way, the ministry have posted a link today to a southern Australian law that is similar to the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’…and it seems to be working. Here’s the ‘Electoral Act 1985’:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/ea1985103/s113.html
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maenon replied to the topic Political Lies in the board Getting serious 18 years, 2 months ago
Just as slavery and the inherent inequality of women was built into the walls? Oh come on Oss. Things can and do change. Talking about how there should be a law like the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’ on this website won’t change anything, but if people support the act then parliament might take it seriously. Don’t you think the act is…[Read more]
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maenon replied to the topic Political Lies in the board Getting serious 18 years, 2 months ago
But they can make claims before they know whether the truth of those claims has strong foundations. Anyway, I’m more interested in the shaky relationship between what politicians say to the public and the truth. It concerns me that the only way to hold politicians accountable for their actions at the minute is through voting for a different party…[Read more]
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maenon replied to the topic Political Lies in the board Getting serious 18 years, 2 months ago
I’m talking about parliamentary privilege where members of the House of Lords or Commons can talk freely before the houses without having to worry about repercussions stemming from libel. Thus, they don’t have to have solid evidence for their claims and can convince fellow members of things that are purely speculative. There is a committee on…[Read more]