Queers and Beers.

[Black Orchid]

its a joke isnt it and flies ion the face of equality..

imagine all those beautiful venues in Sydney being open all for free... its a bloody joke..

It is a joke. God the next thing you know we will have someone like Roz Ward being touted for PM

[Black Orchid]

Isn't it tomorrow that we hear the long awaited results?

[Neferti]

Isn't it tomorrow that we hear the long awaited results?

Apparently at 10 am tomorrow, 15 November.

[Black Orchid]

Well the yes vote won and good for them.

I said all along that I am ok with whatever the majority want, and I am, but it does make me concerned about other things. Originally we were being pushed in to a parliamentary vote saying that our elected representative should cast the vote on our behalf but what we are seeing here is that some of our elected representatives are going against their electorate's wishes.

12 electorates in western Sydney voted no. 2 returned yes votes lower than 35%. Yet the elected representatives of many of these communities that overwhelmingly voted no still intend to vote in favour of the same sex marriage bill.

What happened to representing your constituents? You know the people who voted you in to represent them?

What is the point in electing a community representative if they go against the wishes of the majority of their community? Australian politics has fallen badly when they openly only represent themselves and ignore their constituents. Tis a sad thing for Australia and another nail in the coffin.

[Super Nova]

Does anyone really care or will this storm just blow over.

[IQS.RLOW]

I reckon it will be great for business....





...if you're a greasy fucking lawyer looking for perpetually offended snowflakes to act as personal siphon to the wallets of those that think fetishes are best confined to the bedroom.

[Super Nova]

So a pink ambulance chaser....

[Black Orchid]

Does anyone really care or will this storm just blow over.

It's more than a 'storm' if an elected representative ignores the majority of their constituents wouldn't you think?

He/she didn't get where they are without their voters backing

[cods]

Does anyone really care or will this storm just blow over.

It's more than a 'storm' if an elected representative ignores the majority of their constituents wouldn't you think?

He/she didn't get where they are without their voters backing

will they vote against the new legislation in Dec... oh me oh my..

anyone with a high muslim vote wouldnt dare vote for it..

maybe that the high suicide rate they keep talking about

[Black Orchid]

Does anyone really care or will this storm just blow over.

It's more than a 'storm' if an elected representative ignores the majority of their constituents wouldn't you think?

He/she didn't get where they are without their voters backing

will they vote against the new legislation in Dec... oh me oh my..

anyone with a high muslim vote wouldnt dare vote for it..

maybe that the high suicide rate they keep talking about

That's the thing Cods. Several MPs have said they will vote against their electorate's NO wishes. Jason Clare is not the only one. This is what bothers me with regard to 'elected representatives' who are not supporting the people who voted them in. 3 out of 4 people in Clare's electorate voted no yet he still intends to vote in favour of the ssm bill in parliament.

Yes OR no they should be doing what they are paid to do and that is to represent their constituents.

Nine of these are held by Labor, including the electorates of senior MPs Tony Burke (Watson) and Chris Bowen (McMahon) which both returned Yes votes lower than 35 per cent.

This also includes the electorate with the highest percentage of No voters in Australia: Blaxland, held by Labor MP Jason Clare since 2007, where nearly three out of every four respondents voted no.

Blaxland MP Jason Clare, whose constituents voted overwhelmingly for no, confirmed he still intended to vote in favour of a same-sex marriage bill.

"I'm not surprised, Blaxland is a very socially conservative electorate," he said.

"I've always known the views of my electorate on this issue and I've always been upfront with them about mine.