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>> Well, the question of whether the $0.5 million was actually "spent on
>> electioneering" is still an open one - Hanson still has to face those charges
>> in court and will do so quite soon. Were they the charges that were dropped today?
It seems that little niceties like presumption of innocence and due judicial
process apply to everyone except One Nation members. >> There are literally dozens of minor parties that form every year and which
>> follow the rules and contest elections. Not to mention independents and
>> individuals. The vast majority of them follow the rules and don't end up in
>> prison. So how does the Hanson decision "undermine our democracy"? You don't think that an increase risk of terrorism undermines democracy? >> Perhaps the electoral rules are too complex for an ordinary person to
>> follow. That doesn't mean "democracy is undermined" - Maybe you could indicate the person on this forum who has claimed they do. >> it just means that if you
>> are thinking about forming a political party and if you are willing to accept
>> vast amounts of taxpayer funds, then its probably a good idea to get some legal
>> advice first. No one is doubting that getting legal advice would be a good idea. Staying at
home on September-11 2001 would have been a pretty good idea for some 3000
people too, but this doesn't justify the actions of 19 psychopaths any more
than Hanson's ignorance of the law justifies the actions of the judiciary. >> Any law student could have told Hanson that she was breaking the
>> law. Probably - too bad that Pauline Hanson spent her time running her fish and chip
shop paying taxes to put the middle classes through law school instead of getting
a law degree herself. Serves her right, eh? >> Don't believe me? Well, apparently 12 of Ms Hanson's peers managed to
>> understand the electoral rules just fine. And I'll bet none of them had law
>> degrees. I don't believe you are serious. Jurors
- don't study the law, they are merely told what the judge's interpretation
of the law is;
- only get to see the evidence that the elite consider 'suitable' for
the non-experts to see,
and perhaps more importantly
- don't get to choose whether 'their peer' goes to prison.
.. that gets decided by the self-appointed elites.
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