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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59372 Here Gender:	Re: Lowering The Voting Age To 16 Reply #30 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:55am To me this is no big deal, don't care if they do - don't care if they don't.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Lowering The Voting Age To 16 Reply #31 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:58am Dnarever wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:55am: To me this is no big deal, don't care if they do - don't care if they don't. Thanks for your confession to being .... (fill in the dots).
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59372 Here Gender:	Re: Lowering The Voting Age To 16 Reply #32 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:05am Lord Herbert wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:58am: Dnarever wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:55am: To me this is no big deal, don't care if they do - don't care if they don't. Thanks for your confession to being .... (fill in the dots). a person with a balanced view on the nothing topic.
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Reply #33 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:10am

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

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Bam Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21905 Gender:	Re: Lowering The Voting Age To 16 Reply #34 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:11am mariacostel wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 7:30am: How about we INCREASE the voting age to 25? There goes half the Green vote an a percent of Labor's vote Once again your pro-Coalition bias makes you post ridiculous crap.
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Reply #35 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:14am

cods wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:51am:

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

it wont be long skippy and you will find out should you be privileged to qualify to live that long.. Roll Eyes

it is a privilege to get old you know....

It's not a privilege, cods. It's an achievement.

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and no not everyones brains give out...as much as you like to claim....

dementia is not a disease of the OLD anymore.sadly it knows no barriers...

Terry Pratchett RIP.

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Re: Lowering The Voting Age To 16
Reply #36 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:19am

BigOl64 wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 5:10am:

____ wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 2:54am:

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Coordinated Youth Policy
Lower voting age to 16
Children and young people must have greater opportunities to participate in decision making affecting their lives.

http://greens.org.au/policies/children-young-people

Meanwhile

Labor will look at dropping voting age to 16, says Bill Shorten

They can serve in the army, get a gun licence, drive a car, fly a plane and even leave home, but there's one thing no 16 or 17-year-old in Australia can do - yet - and that's vote in a federal election.

But Opposition Leader Bill Shorten wants that to change that and in a speech on Saturday to a young Labor Party conference in Sydney, he will outline a plan to enfranchise an estimated half a million voters if the ALP is elected.

The ambitious proposal is designed to galvanise interest in politics among younger Australians and comes as 400,000 Australians aged 18-24 did not enrol to vote between 2010 and 2013.

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/labor-will-look-at-droppin...

Seems labor is in panic mode over it's inability to attracted young people into old labor.

Like most socialists, he knows very little about serving in the ADF, you can not serve in the ADF at 16 - 17 without your parents permission.

Maybe you should only be allowed to vote under those conditions too, if you want it to be like servig your country.

Friggen numpties.

I'm not sure why you're getting your panties in a knot again ... you even agreed that one can serve in the defense forces at 16 and 17?
Where did he say anything to the contrary?

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Re: Lowering The Voting Age To 16
Reply #37 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:23am

Its time wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:10am:

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

agree ....

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Reply #38 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:31am

Bam wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:14am:

cods wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:51am:

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

it wont be long skippy and you will find out should you be privileged to qualify to live that long.. Roll Eyes

it is a privilege to get old you know....

It's not a privilege, cods. It's an achievement.

well I dunno what I achieved to get where I am.. all I know is there are many out there that will never reach what is called OLD AGE..and that I find tough....so why put down anyone that does get to a RIPE OLD AGE...what wrong with it????... why disparage and make fun of someones age???....as if they themselves swill never get there... lucky me I dont know of anyone with dementia..and have never had to live with it....but I do know it isnt something to be mocked and made fun of.. Angry

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and no not everyones brains give out...as much as you like to claim....

dementia is not a disease of the OLD anymore.sadly it knows no barriers...

Terry Pratchett RIP.

yes I read where a lady in her 30s is stricken with it...its a terrible thing..

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Reply #39 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:05am

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

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Reply #40 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:19am

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:15am:

mariacostel wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 7:30am:

How about we INCREASE the voting age to 25? There goes half the Green vote an a percent of Labor's vote

Most Green voters are university educated and mature. Unlike conservative voters who tend to be Westy bogans. Your comments prove me correct, dear.

Then they grow up, get older, experience more of the world and ditch Green politics in support of more central and right-wing causes. it is hard to find a Liberal in a university. It is equally hard to find a Green among successful business men either.

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Reply #41 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:24am

Bam wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:11am:

mariacostel wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 7:30am:

How about we INCREASE the voting age to 25? There goes half the Green vote an a percent of Labor's vote

Once again your pro-Coalition bias makes you post ridiculous crap.

And you think the idea of dropping the voting age is out of principle? Greens and Labor both know that it plays to their electoral advantage. At least have the honesty to understand that.

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Reply #42 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:49am

mariacostel wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:24am:

Bam wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 9:11am:

mariacostel wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 7:30am:

How about we INCREASE the voting age to 25? There goes half the Green vote an a percent of Labor's vote

Once again your pro-Coalition bias makes you post ridiculous crap.

And you think the idea of dropping the voting age is out of principle? Greens and Labor both know that it plays to their electoral advantage. At least have the honesty to understand that.

I bet you would of said in 1972 when McMahon brought legislation into parliament to drop the voting age to 18 that is was advantage to the liberal party

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Reply #43 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:53am

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

Worse than that, Skip. The Libs go out to retirement homes and give them postal votes that they fill out. All very noble. Illegal. The return address is Lib Party Head Office instead of the local AEC office. HM postal votes from nursing and retirement homes are actually made by Lib Head Office?

Libs—corrupt to the bone.

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Reply #44 - Oct 31^st, 2015 at 11:04am

Jovial Monk wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 10:53am:

skippy. wrote on Oct 31^st, 2015 at 8:27am:

Wow, those numbers are huge for over 70s. Maybe over 70s should provide a Dr certificate to prove they are not demented given a huge proportion of them have no f...y idea. No wonder the conservatives court the senior vote, a huge percentage of them don't know what they're doing.

Worse than that, Skip. The Libs go out to retirement homes and give them postal votes that they fill out. All very noble. Illegal. The return address is Lib Party Head Office instead of the local AEC office. HM postal votes from nursing and retirement homes are actually made by Lib Head Office?

Libs—corrupt to the bone.

I am a silent voter and I get junk mail from my local liberal member, which I think everyone would, ever election to fill out for a postal vote and one of the reason is being a silent voter with a pre-paid address to the the local member electoral office.

What I do is tick the silent voter box I don't fill out my name or address and put a old labor party how to vote paper in it from the last election and send it back to them.

Just think what would happen if everyone done it even if they don't need a postal vote

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