Hiya Andrew,

Now you're talking about party ballots. They're a complete sham. Indeed I personally know people involved in the stacking. I can say no more or I might end up in hospital in 5 or 6 shades of red/blue/black.

There was a period when people voted but you could be "escorted" to the booth. Back in the late 18th century I believe (that's THREE centuries ago now). Good God, I've been alive for 25% of the history of this country!


>G'day Dave,
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>I'm not sure the past tense is appropriate here <g> (the Right Wing of the NSW Labor Party springs to mind). Richo's book seems to suggest that the practice is alive and well.
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>I'm sure the coalition is equally suspect.
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>Cheers,
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>Andrew (who is testing the thread drift capabilities and velocities <g>)
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>>OK, that's cool, my comment was only in relation to the voting process. A secret ballot is a basic right here in Australia where we did have a history of thugs forcing people to vote a certain way.