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Just looking forward to tomorrow when I cast my vote and play a part in one of the biggest electoral defeats in this state's history. See ya later Labor! Pricks!
Whenever there is a state election I often have two somewhat contradictory thoughts. The first is to abolish the states, and divide the states' powers between local and federal government. The second is, if we are to keep the states, make Sydney and the rest of NSW separate states. NSW politics is usually about Sydney and nothing else.
I think there is a case for abolishing the states. For a country of our size we do seem to have plenty of government. And I don't mean that in the 'anti-government conservative' sense. I just question whether we need this many levels of government to administer a country with a population of 20 million.
On the other topic, NSW state politics (when there isn't some scandal going on where an MP (Moana Pasifika) is forced to quit or go to jail) seems to be about who has a better idea for the next tunnel or expressway in Sydney, who is going to make Sydney trains run on time, or who is going to keep George Street safe on a Saturday night. I don't get the impression that they think too much about regional NSW. Let Sydney run Sydney, and let the rest of NSW look after itself.
Just thought I'd throw it out there. Any thoughts?
My 2c.
I had made up my mind to put Lib ahead of Lab - although both fairly low down on my preferences. But then I started getting material from the local candidates here in the Blue Mountains. The Liberal candidate is unelectable. She strikes me as being one of Peter Debnam's lot - a loony right Christian. And so I'm going to have to preference Lab - and quite possibly elect them.
I'm as sick of Labor as anyone else - but the NSW Libs have quite a few weirdos in there. Quite a few.
I'm in exactly the same boat as you. I think we are all forgetting the main message though when it comes to voting in our political leaders - regardless of who we vote in we are all screwed. Its just in what way do we want to get screwed?
Baabaa, I hope you're right about the front bench. What do you think of Roza Sage (Blue Mountains)? Today a dentist, Monday a parliamentarian. I imagine that she's been preselected by the Christian mafia in the NSW Libs. She'll be an odd sort of person to represent us hippies and greenies in the Upper Mountains.
Yeah some of the backbenchers are probably going to be a bit weird. It is state politics after all. In all likelihood Roza Sage won't get within a million miles of the frontbench and thus won't have to make any decisions that affect the state as a whole. I understand your trepidation in voting for her though, does she have any dentistry related slogans?
Elfster, you're right about it probably being too late to get rid of a tier of government. You're also right about political parties becoming full of professional politicians, drones who've never done anything apart from politics, from Young Liberal/Labor at uni onwards.
However, I'm not too sure I agree with you about country NSW withering up and dying. I think it'd be fine, and that Sydney would actually do all it could to keep the regional areas - Hunter Valley coal exports, tourism in regional areas, the wine industry, agriculture in areas like Riverina and New England, mining all over the place etc.
They were well and truly on the nose in 2007, since then they've just been taking the piss.Surely nobody in NSW would reelect the current government, with the truly staggering amounts of scandal that have played out in the last few years.
Roza Sage - Giving NSW a Root Canal
Is that a medical opinon?