12-05-2021, 07:16 AM
Mantis complains that the lack of response to his letters demonstrates anti-democratic behaviour (and we're at a disadvantage as we don't know the contents other than we know Mantis believes the Bill was bad). In making that argument, his letter-writing campaign becomes the central issue. It doesn't bother me that he writes letters. It also doesn't bother me that he hates the Bill and won't vote for the ALP in the next election. It's his vote and I can't be bothered trying to change anyone's voting intentions. However, I disagree with his argument that a failure to respond to 19 of his 20 letters is proof of an anti-democratic streak in the Government. As he threw that issue open to debate, I think I'm entitled to respond to it. And of course you don't take issue with any of the points I've made as you're just happy to heckle from the sidelines. But I suspect this thread is moribund anyway given that the Bill is either law or will soon be. It's back to the main Covid thread for me.