Bravo for Independents
Wed, 21/02/2007 - 11:11 — Mick Pattel
Bravo for Independents. Those of us who truly support our communities first, believe party machines have taken their toll on democracy in this country. Party machines serve to keep governments in power at the cost of true democracy. It is party bureaucrats and elites using the whip of party discipline that demand politicians tow the party line rather than be true to their principles or their electorates. Just think of Peter Garrett as a primary example of the corruption of political principle for the sake of power.
Posted by: Cate Molloy of Sunshine Coast 11:11am February 21, 2007
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Peter Garrett corrupted?
Is this the same Peter Garrett who stood up againts a nuclear expansion in Australia, despite Kevin Rudd adopting a position that is nuclear friendly? Your concept of 'true principles of the electorate' is a strange one. I don't believe electorates have principles, only people do. Peter Garrett, like him or hate him still appears to know what he stands for. You would be wise to use the word corruption a little less loosely.
Peter Garrett
I don't think Peter Garrett is corrupted. He is just another leftie as far as I can tell. (I've never met him) I voted for him when he stood as an independent for the senet, the first time we got rid of Howard the coward, back in the 70's. I voted for him on the grounds that a baldy headed rock star was better than anyone in the major parties. I like some of his muisic, but the only muso who's ever released "green" songs, that I know of, is JJ Cale on his album "Gatar Man".
All the major parties are corrupted. They certainly don't work for the people who elect them. Instead, they work for the vested intrests which have corrupted them.
Why do u think we, (the voters) can't get them to do what we want them to do? Now that Garrett has thrown in his lot with them, he's under the thumb of the vested intrests, just like the rest.
frank brown
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