This is an Election Year

[aesmael]

First the State elections later this month, then the federal one later in the year. For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here is a quick primer on Aussie politics.
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We have made more progress than the United States in, for example, actually having a federal ban on same-sex marriage but are also behind because discrimination against people on the basis of, forex, gender presentation is illegal.

Comments

[coniferous_you]

Move to Canada. Most of our laws are weird and always involve leaves and bilingualisms.

[lost-angelwings.livejournal.com]

:(

Well, if we give the Conservatives a majority in the next election, then Canada will quickly join you 2 :(

I think you showed me this video alrdy :D It's funny (but sad if true :( )

[whimsical-esper.livejournal.com]

Interesting, though one thing he said confuses me. You count the votes over there? That seems silly and doesn't sound like it'll ever work.

~S

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

Only if there are pointless rituals no one remembers the origin of anymore!

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

Then I definitely must move there! Why, if I did not and they won by only one vote, it would be all my fault! *is horrified*

[krank-kether.livejournal.com]

hey I would but I heard Harper made it harder to get citizenship. I heart T.O. :o/

[coniferous_you]

I do not know for sure, but I think that he did. He did a lot of really upsetting, misogynistic, homophobic, racist things too. But an election soon means maybe that will stop.

[coniferous_you]

That will NOT happen. No no no no no no no no no NO.

Among other things, it means less money for the theatres. );