http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/illiterate-but-formal-a-small-miracle-of-democracy-blooms-in-fnq/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/illiterate-but-formal-a-small-miracle-of-democracy-blooms-in-fnq/#comment-37744 Michael Butler Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:59:33 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/illiterate-but-formal-a-small-miracle-of-democracy-blooms-in-fnq/#comment-37744 So just what are you driving at, Bernard? This is just insinuation and innuendo - if you've got an accusation to make (and it seems pretty clear that you have), just come on out and make it. So just what are you driving at, Bernard? This is just insinuation and innuendo - if you’ve got an accusation to make (and it seems pretty clear that you have), just come on out and make it.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/illiterate-but-formal-a-small-miracle-of-democracy-blooms-in-fnq/#comment-37659 Mr Squid Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:05:18 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/15/illiterate-but-formal-a-small-miracle-of-democracy-blooms-in-fnq/#comment-37659 it's probably because the electoral commission disenfranchises the least literate and numerate people in remote communities by enforcing impossible, racist and undemocratic requirements to become enrolled and to stay enrolled. the electoral requirements howard imposed prior to the 2007 federal election were especially impossible, racist and undemocratic, just like the impossible, racist and undemocratic requirements his liberal national party predecessors enforced to keep wa's ernie bridge out of parliament all those years ago. it’s probably because the electoral commission disenfranchises the least literate and numerate people in remote communities by enforcing impossible, racist and undemocratic requirements to become enrolled and to stay enrolled. the electoral requirements howard imposed prior to the 2007 federal election were especially impossible, racist and undemocratic, just like the impossible, racist and undemocratic requirements his liberal national party predecessors enforced to keep wa’s ernie bridge out of parliament all those years ago.

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