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Fri, 30 Sep 2005
Oh no, not that
I note that the ABC News cites Labor’s Kevin Rudd, commenting on a proposal for voluntary voting, as saying: “Voluntary voting … I just think we don’t want to Americanise our system here.”
This strikes me as astonishing—there are good reasons to argue against voluntary voting (although I don’t find them convincing myself), but to advance a silly argument like that shows a complete lack of serious thought. The ALP surely needs a few spokescreatures with some decent ideas and the ability to put those ideas across effectively.
| Posted at: 15:23 | Path: /society | permalink |