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Re: Don't consider Australia a Democracy! NormanS; not disagreeing with you really, but as I see it my comments would be as follows;
Gun Control First.
Can, I admit be a right pain sometimes.  But as a Pistol and Rifle Club Armourer (Gun Dealer), Sports Pistol Coach, and Range Safety Officer I can say with some confidence that my 9mm Taurus, Taurus .357 and Colt Pocket Lightning are fairly well used, as is my selection of rifles, in particular the Kentucky Musket. 
Parliamentary System.
We have 3 levels of Government.
Shire/City/County Local Government. Having been a Town Councillor for nearly 8 years and a Deputy Town Mayor I think I know how that works, quite well actually. The usual Greenie Councillor, 3 or 4 farmers and a couple of local businessmen on the 9 member Council. All voted in by over 85% of the voting age population.
State Government. New South Wales, my State has an upper and lower house of Parliamentarians. All voted in. Two major political parties. Labour (the workers’ party) and Liberal (the white collar/business end of town)
Federal Government the same again.
EVERY person of age HAS to vote. So no real evidence of Tammany Hall style politics or ward heeling etc.
OK. So we have the odd venal politician, the odd dud one too, and the useless ones also.  But on the whole I really can’t complain about rampant corruption, malfeasance on a grand scale or bribery etc.
I’m happy with my lot on the whole. |
