Caligastia
Space Cadet
Actually I meant the Ireland game. Pretty dismal performance by our beloved All Blacks
The Kiwis Thread.
- Thread starter scorch
- Start date
Actually I meant the Ireland game. Pretty dismal performance by our beloved All Blacks
Caligastia
Space Cadet
Best game Ive seen in a while.
Noitazilivic NZ
Chieftain
hey groovin your from Wainui two , amazing.
Groovin'
Prince
hehe... good old wainui! how is the place... technically i should change my location details, as i've just recently moved to oz, but wainui sounds better than being seen as a aussie, lol.
Caligastia
Space Cadet
The ABs have redeemed themselves somewhat with the second game against the irish. Hopefully they will thrash Fiji this weekend.
scorch
Legalize Pot
Yes, i quite enjoyed the game, though, i was only watching the replay in the morning with a hangover, comparing rugby to chess.
Caligastia
Space Cadet
We dont spam, we talk about important things like rugby and helen clark's bad teeth.
scorch
Legalize Pot
ok... who did you bastards vote for?
NZ First got WAYYY to many seats.
grrrr....
NZ First got WAYYY to many seats.
grrrr....
scorch
Legalize Pot
wooh!
1500 posts.
1500 posts.
Groovin'
Prince
I forgot to vote, living in oz and everything. It's just not that interesting.... im a bit undecided on this MMP thing. At first it seemed like the best idea, now we get assorted wacko's who would never make it under FPP, governing us.
Caligastia
Space Cadet
Did I miss an election?
scorch
Legalize Pot
I think both MMP and FPP are dumb.
I we should have 100 seats, and they are all held in proportion of of how the people vote. So if 10% of people want to vote for greens, then greens hold 10 seats. The problem with the current system, is that the minority partys lose out, because they aren't big enough to have electorates everywhere.
So heres my ideal system.
100 seats.
When you vote, you vote for 1 electorate of that can live ANYWHERE, and that counts for one vote for that party.
So if you vote for Tony Ryall (a popular national MP, from BOP), then National will get one vote, and of tony will get one vote.
Then at the end, if national has 20% of all the votes, then national will get 20 seats, those 20 seats will goto the MPs of national that get the most votes, so for example, if of all the national votes, tony gets the most, he will get the first seat, etc etc etc.
This way, it shows a correct representation of the people in parliment.
also... say tony does get in, then he doesn't have to do whatever national wants him to, as the people voted for HIM, it should be up to HIM to decide, not his leader or whatever. Thats why all votes in parliment should be confidential.
I we should have 100 seats, and they are all held in proportion of of how the people vote. So if 10% of people want to vote for greens, then greens hold 10 seats. The problem with the current system, is that the minority partys lose out, because they aren't big enough to have electorates everywhere.
So heres my ideal system.
100 seats.
When you vote, you vote for 1 electorate of that can live ANYWHERE, and that counts for one vote for that party.
So if you vote for Tony Ryall (a popular national MP, from BOP), then National will get one vote, and of tony will get one vote.
Then at the end, if national has 20% of all the votes, then national will get 20 seats, those 20 seats will goto the MPs of national that get the most votes, so for example, if of all the national votes, tony gets the most, he will get the first seat, etc etc etc.
This way, it shows a correct representation of the people in parliment.
also... say tony does get in, then he doesn't have to do whatever national wants him to, as the people voted for HIM, it should be up to HIM to decide, not his leader or whatever. Thats why all votes in parliment should be confidential.
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2001
- Messages
- 30,085
Yep. You did.
I guess we are really starting to see the adverse side of MMP. I think we should hold a referendum, and go back to first-past-the-post. Of course, with the major parties getting less than the 75% (or whatever the threshold is), I bet that the result would be to keep MMP - ineffectual or not.
Suddenly the government doesn't seem to be about governing anymore - too busy keeping all the coalition partners happy.
I guess we are really starting to see the adverse side of MMP. I think we should hold a referendum, and go back to first-past-the-post. Of course, with the major parties getting less than the 75% (or whatever the threshold is), I bet that the result would be to keep MMP - ineffectual or not.
Suddenly the government doesn't seem to be about governing anymore - too busy keeping all the coalition partners happy.
scorch
Legalize Pot
NZ politics are f*cking stupid. I guess like all politics though.
Why does labour care that they are only 40%, THATS HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE!, thats how it was voted, only 40% think that lavour should control, labour only should get 40% control.
It makes it artificial if they are gonna be in power anyway.
Why does labour care that they are only 40%, THATS HOW ITS SUPPOSED TO BE!, thats how it was voted, only 40% think that lavour should control, labour only should get 40% control.
It makes it artificial if they are gonna be in power anyway.
Similar threads
