Comments on: Warren Entsch: all I’m asking for is a bloody vote

By: Mercedes

Mercedes — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 07:33:46 +0000

Thanks Arthur! we also called several Liberal MP’s and Senators & would you believe some even called back! Every little bit helps, so please give it a go, let them know how important a free vote is to us.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:41:24 +0000

Warren Entsch is a down-to-earth traditional Liberal who (unlike so many in his party, it turns out) understands traditional Liberalism.

Traditional conservatives and Liberals know that ducking the political issue and just handing it over to the masses, about 2-4 percent of whom are actually planning on being in same sex marriages at some point and for the other 96% it will make no tangible difference to their lives, is a disgraceful rejection of their core Liberal philosophy.

The postal plebiscite seems increasingly inevitable. As a bit of statistical methodology, it is a terrible process. Any statistician will confirm that a well-designed randomised survey with a sufficient sample size will deliver a more accurate result of the public’s views than a non-compulsory postal ballot, as well as being a hell of a lot cheaper when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Add in the technical difficulties of getting the postal ballots to the people (and not just their letterbox) and the likelihood that unlike elections/referenda in Australia the postal ballot will have no open scrutineering of ballots and this is fraught.

It is a mindbogglingly stupid policy being adopted by the mindbogglingly stupid. Warren Entsch is quite reasonably trying not to be counted among their number. Good on him.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:53:24 +0000

Hi,

I just emailed the four liberal MP’s/Senator to thank them for their support of same-sex marriage in Australia and hope that they are successful in helping to get a free vote in federal parliament next week. I would suggest that people also contact Liberal/National members of federal parliament to voice their approval of a free vote in federal parliament. What’s a few minutes of your time on such an important, and simple issue.

Regards,

Arthur