Comments on: Why I could never join the Labor Party http://burningwords.net/2008/05/03/why-i-could-never-join-the-labor-party/ perspectives on stuff from an angry feminist Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:11:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC2 By: Sam Clifford http://burningwords.net/2008/05/03/why-i-could-never-join-the-labor-party/#comment-1020 Sam Clifford Thu, 08 May 2008 11:01:06 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=106#comment-1020 Given that the Senate was founded as a check on the federal government and that Lundy represents a territorry with not many people and that it's her job to protect them from the federal government when they're getting too involved, I'm incredibly disappointed. The Senate is not the place for blind adherence to the policies of the government but for somewhat independent review of legislation. This is why Senators shouldn't be ministers, while we're at it. Given that the Senate was founded as a check on the federal government and that Lundy represents a territorry with not many people and that it’s her job to protect them from the federal government when they’re getting too involved, I’m incredibly disappointed.

The Senate is not the place for blind adherence to the policies of the government but for somewhat independent review of legislation. This is why Senators shouldn’t be ministers, while we’re at it.

]]> By: bastard.logic http://burningwords.net/2008/05/03/why-i-could-never-join-the-labor-party/#comment-977 bastard.logic Sun, 04 May 2008 15:03:54 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=106#comment-977 <strong>Sunday Blogbord...</strong> by matttbastard Enjoy the following celebration of tasty links from a variety of textural chefs: Daisy’s Dead Air: Dead Air Church: May 4, 1970 Elle, PhD: On Double Standards and Women Paying for Men’s Actions cripchick: the terp from hel... Sunday Blogbord…

by matttbastard
Enjoy the following celebration of tasty links from a variety of textural chefs:
Daisy’s Dead Air: Dead Air Church: May 4, 1970
Elle, PhD: On Double Standards and Women Paying for Men’s Actions
cripchick: the terp from hel…

]]> By: Rebecca http://burningwords.net/2008/05/03/why-i-could-never-join-the-labor-party/#comment-965 Rebecca Sat, 03 May 2008 08:10:57 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=106#comment-965 I believe that they did pledge to change the screwed up passport system, and stop forcing us onto Documents of Identity. I couldn't say for sure, though; and in either case, it doesn't appear to be much of a priority. I believe that they did pledge to change the screwed up passport system, and stop forcing us onto Documents of Identity. I couldn’t say for sure, though; and in either case, it doesn’t appear to be much of a priority.

]]> By: Robbie http://burningwords.net/2008/05/03/why-i-could-never-join-the-labor-party/#comment-964 Robbie Sat, 03 May 2008 06:50:34 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=106#comment-964 Do Labor have any plans/policy to do anything about trans stuff? Do Labor have any plans/policy to do anything about trans stuff?

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