The great harm that politicians cause....
....to our personal rights and liberties,
....and to our national treasure,
....through their self-serving choices.


IN THE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM.......

The intent, was,
that our politicians, aka 'the peoples representatives',
would be honest stewards, and serve the people diligently and honestly.

But today, and for many decades, politics has become a 'game' for talented, self-serving, grifters.

Today, very many politicians no longer see themselves as stewards [of the citizens],
but as 'princes' in the land.




Isaiah 5:18
Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope:


Ezekiel 34:7
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
8  As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
9  Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
10  Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
11  For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.


Psalms 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
3  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5  Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
6  Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.


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Love God.

Love God's righteousness.

Be at peace.

Brian Ross wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 8:20pm:

https://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?action=usersrecentposts;username=Brian_R...

The deal with the Greens to pass 27 bills before the end-of-year parliamentary break signalled that Labor would accept radical and backward concessions to achieve its short-term goals.

Greens leader Adam Bandt is on record as saying “pressure works” with regards to the Greens’ support of Labor in rushing 27 bills through the parliament.

If the ALP happens to win the next federal election and needs to form an alliance with the Greens, then one can imagine that the Greens tail will really be wagging the ALP dog. This week’s example of the Greens holding the ALP to ransom will become an everyday occurence.
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What was in the 27 bills?  HERE!  Do your homework ... I'm not your spoon feeder ...

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/28/albanese-labor-senate-lik...

"The Senate was swiftly moving its way through 31 government bills late on Thursday night after the Greens agreed to support a vote on 27 bills in return for $500m for social housing energy upgrades and commitments against fossil fuel investment.

While the Albanese government relied on the Greens and crossbench to pass its Future Made in Australia agenda and a range of treasury and attorney general’s portfolio bills, it worked with the Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under-16s social media ban.

Labor attempted to guillotine debate in the Senate at 9.45am but fell short by one vote, with independent David Pocock siding with the Coalition.

But after a flurry of negotiations, the Senate agreed shortly after noon to reorder its business with the Greens, Pocock and Tammy Tyrrell voting with Labor to guillotine debate on 27 bills, meaning they will receive a final vote on Thursday.

It was a dramatic day all round as Coalition Senate leader, Simon Birmingham, announced his retirement from politics, hinting at his next steps as colleagues paid tribute to his parliamentary service.

The opposition foreign affairs spokesman will leave at the 2025 federal election to take on a “new, commercially oriented direction”.

The Greens revealed they had secured $500m to expand the social housing energy performance initiative to upgrade public and community homes to lower power bills for tenants.

The measure could help 50,000 social homes be retrofitted with energy efficient upgrades such as air conditioning and insulation; electric hot water systems, cooktops and ovens; and solar panels and batteries.

The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, said that “Greens pressure works”, helping tenants “save approximately $1,800 a year on power bills”.

The Greens also won amendments to the Future Made in Australia bill to ensure that no support will be provided to coal, oil and gas under that program and the commercial investments and programs of Export Finance Australia. The bills – five in all – were passed.

The government agreed to support Greens amendments to retain the power to override Reserve Bank decisions on interest rates and for the RBA to direct the lending activities of banks.

Amendments to the build-to-rent legislation will increase the minimum lease term that must be offered to tenants in new developments from three to five years.

Earlier on Thursday, the housing minister, Clare O’Neil, stood alongside Pocock, the Property Council and the Community Housing Industry Association to announce changes to the build-to-rent tax law include banning no-fault evictions.

O’Neil said 10% of build-to-rent properties must be affordable, defined as 74.9% of market rent or 30% of income, whichever is lower.

Pocock announced his deal with the government included these changes, bringing forward the mandatory food and grocery code, $10m for gene research into invasive species and “two further significant measures that will be announced in the coming days”.

The government suffered a setback on electoral law conceding it had reached an impasse with the Coalition and that the bill was off the table until next year.

The finance minister, Katy Gallagher, said the special minister of state, Don Farrell, will instead seek support over summer for a final push to pass donation and spending caps in February.

But the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, told 2GB Radio that he thought millionaires who “might be thinking that they can put $100m into an election campaign” constituted “subverting our democratic process”.

“So, I think when people are buying elections, or they’re seeking to influence elections – either for their own ego or because they have an obsession on climate change or whatever else it might be – that’s something that I don’t think is healthy in the system,” he said.

Dutton said the government had “got some internal discussions going on in relation to one part of the bill”, suggesting the ball was still in Labor’s court for a last-minute deal.

The Senate was expected to give a final vote to the below legislation on Thursday, with votes in the guillotine motions and public positions indicating they are likely to pass."

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Here, you lazy bastards - read down for the content of the wheeler-dealing in The Gaga Strip:-

Daves2017 wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2024 at 3:32pm:



Dave,
when you hang a man you better look at him.