G'morning Peter,

 PC>   They weren't as they are only second now in a record set in 1925
 PC> when those whom didn't vote was 55%  leaving 45% to vote....

The final results for our local body elections here on the North 
Shore in New Zealand's Auckland province showed that the turnout 
was 35.2% (sob)....

PC> Perhaps they were sending a message to Mr. Tory and the PCs 
PC> ???

Mr Tory is obviously a Canadian politician ?  I wonder if he is a 
victim of nominative determinism and a Right Winger to boot ?

 PC> Interesting the comments on MMP ... Not really covered here...but
 PC> I joined the 63% that voted NO.   Main reason....I didn't like
 PC> the party hacks being placed in the seats they proposed in MMP
 PC> and as a taxpayer...I oppose paying some party yesman to do
 PC> the same as what is going on with party platforms and in the
 PC> house where they vote the party line and not the voters opinions.

Good man - here, the party representatives to get into power 
unelected are ex-candidates rejected by electorates at previous 
elections.  These loopies invariably proceed to promote the very 
wierd policies that earned them their prior defeats....

 PC> What amazed me is the new size of the riddings to places where
 PC> these people really never meet the people of the community.

Another real democracy-killer - the move from public gatherings of 
all kinds to today's isolated punters,  sat in darkened rooms with 
a can in hand,  the channel switch set to maximum brain damage...  

Practical democracy isn't keeping up with social change.

 PC> Do any of  you gentlemen read the CANCHAT echo?   I am mostly
 PC> there yapping about this with others too.

It not available on my New Zealand BBS...

Cheers,

Miles.
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