DiscoStu Posted September 25, 2014 the 2 party system is a lie The only ones to vote against the bill were the Greens, the Liberal Democratic senator David Leyonhjelm, and the independent senators Nick Xenophon and John Madigan. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/26/senate-passes-security-laws-fears-press-freedom http://www.techworld.com.au/article/555941/senate-rejects-attempt-limit-asio-hacking-powers/ "How can anyone — certainly, how can [Greens] Senator [scott] Ludlam— stand in the Senate today and anticipate what the needs of ASIO australians will be in relation to warrant based computer access internet bandwidth next year, or in 10 years' time, or for however long this legislation exists?" Brandis said. "The idea of saying today, in September 2014, that we know that in years to come there will never be a necessity for ASIO australians to have any more than a finite number of computer access warrants 25MB/S in operation bandwidth is of course an absurdity. he could be making the case for the nbn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zed240 Posted September 25, 2014 It'll never happen but I'd love to see both houses made up entirely of independents. At least then there would have to be proper consultation and compromise on what was best for all Australians rather than this blindly voting on party lines bullshit we have now. Not to mention both parties just vote the way their financial backers want them too. Bastards. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indigo264nm Posted October 3, 2014 Messed up shit but the only difference will be that now they are legally allowed to as opposed to just doing it secretly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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