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smoky
7th October 2008, 19:51
Did you know there are about 21 parties registered for the next election,
There are the main parties; Labour Party, National Party, NZ First, The Greens, Maori Party, Jim Anderton's Progressive, ACT, The Alliance, NZ Democratic Party for Social Credit, United Future, Pacific Party.

But here’s some quotes from some of the lesser-known parties, I hope it gives you a bit of a guide as to how to vote;

Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
“It is fundamentally wrong for cannabis to be criminalised and subject to the over priced black market”
“I can’t remember why I’m here man, but it’s been a hell of a ride”
“Can you even imagine how many joints I could've bought with the money I’m spending on this election”

Direct Democracy Party
“Make no mistake about it, “money” has become the new international God, the banks its disciples”
“The New Zealand Government at the behest of the many vested interests (secrete reference to Don Brash and John Key).. have sought to use economics as a weapon to dispossess us of our lands, freedoms and wealth”
“the true evil of the current banking system is its ultimate enslavery of the people”
“So where did the money go”

Libertarianz
“To establish a constitutional republic of New Freeland”
“taxation and drug prohibition are outrageous violations of our liberties”
“a lot of Buzzword Bullshit”
“large print giveth, but small print taketh away."
“Most violent crime is caused by a welfare-addicted underclass”
“education is one of the worst violations of our rights”
“If gay rights don’t touch you, I will”

New World Order
When I did an internet search on this party I discovered they don’t put anything on the internet because it’s a tool of the infidel !
“a New World Order is just the beginning; Once in place they can engage their plan to exterminate 80% of the world's population, while enabling the "elites" to live forever with the aid of advanced technology.”

RAM - Residents Action Movement
“promote a positive vision of a multi-cultural inclusive society”
“GST removed from food items”
“Road toll idiocy should be rejected outright'
Their policy page on their web site is blank?

The Bill and Ben Party
“the main motivation behind our political aspirations might be the free Air New Zealand flights and our own motorcade to Eden Park on a Friday night”
“they promise to promise nothing, although they realise that by promising no promises they are actually making a promise, that’s the only promise they are going to make”

The Family Party
“double-dipping democracy stinks”
Mohammad Yousuf – “My God can kick your Gods arse”
Richard Lewis – “my God won’t go anywhere near your Gods arse”
Interviewer “Isn’t the Family Party just Destiny Party in drag”
Richard Lewis “ Now that just wouldn’t be right would it”

The Kiwi Party
“require parental consent prior to under age abortions” (???? say what?)
“Raise the drinking age to twenty”
“stop the Boobs on Bikes parade”
(Can’t see any one here voting for them?)

The Republic of New Zealand Party
“We need Men’s Refuge Centres so that marginalised men can be empowered to change”
“I count it as a privilege to have put in place a crisis help line service for suicide prevention. Hopefully they will ring us before committing suicide and not when it’s too late”
“We must allow people to bring out their angst, their pain, their hurt and we must create healthier communities here in New Zealand”
(Probably a party more attractive to Honda riders)

Workers Party of New Zealand
“As 40 percent of the workforce is not unionised the method of intermittent skirmishing is favoured over attempts at all out strikes”
“Save the pizzas for the managers who have to get out of bed in the middle of the night when a strike is called”
“With just a month to go to election day we don’t need to worry about peaking too early”
“Workers should be running the country – as long as they don’t go on strike”

hayd3n
7th October 2008, 19:55
Did you know there are about 21 parties registered for the next election, ”

wheres the biker party????
ohh thats right they r called rallys

AllanB
7th October 2008, 20:01
If I'd been bright enough I would have organised a party called -"The stick it up the arse of the other parties party" - I would probably be PM next month if I had.


VOTE ALLANB FOR PM

smoky
7th October 2008, 20:10
If I'd been bright enough I would have organised a party called -"The stick it up the arse of the other parties party" - I would probably be PM next month if I had.


To many Homophobic people around - they would'nt vote for any one who wanted to stick anything up anyones arse

AllanB
7th October 2008, 20:15
To many Homophobic people around - they would'nt vote for any one who wanted to stick anything up anyones arse


Good point (excuse pun)

However being a person whom is suitable for the PM-ship I have considered this and believe that if more New Zealanders had sticks up their arses then our carbon foot-print from gasses would be reduced.

VOTE ALLANB FOR PM

Coyote
7th October 2008, 20:17
Undecided between my serious option: Dems for Social Credit, or my 2 not so serious ones, ALCP* and The Bill and Ben Party. A vote to any of them would be wasted as they will not get enough support to go anywhere but at least I'll have made a vote so I can continue bitching about the current government and rest comfortably knowing I didn't vote for any of the bastards ruining our lives.

*I'm not a stoner, never tried the stuff. Just seeing them in power would be hilarious. Dare to dream.

Gwinch
7th October 2008, 20:24
That subject is very easily misread. You had me thinking that it was "Vote for smaller panties", damnit!

carver
7th October 2008, 20:29
Libertarianz

my choice.....

google it

Coyote
7th October 2008, 20:31
Libertarianz

my choice.....

google it
Come from a privileged family?

carver
7th October 2008, 20:35
Come from a privileged family?

a big lower middle class one!

i have been a member for years.....

all the other parties want is to tell society/you how to live your life, and how they will spend your money.

libertarianz leaves it to you, and leaves you responsible for your choices

Oakie
7th October 2008, 20:46
Oh sorry. I thought the thread title was 'Vote for smaller panties'. As you were. I'll let myself out.

Robert Taylor
7th October 2008, 20:58
Oh sorry. I thought the thread title was 'Vote for smaller panties'. As you were. I'll let myself out.

The Greens might be the go, compulsory smoking of marijuana required so that we all completely lose sense of reality and pretend that everything is all okay.................

Pussy
7th October 2008, 21:05
The Greens might be the go, compulsory smoking of marijuana required so that we all completely lose sense of reality and pretend that everything is all okay.................

You mean it isn't?!..... :rolleyes:

Coyote
7th October 2008, 21:09
a big lower middle class one!

i have been a member for years.....

all the other parties want is to tell society/you how to live your life, and how they will spend your money.

libertarianz leaves it to you, and leaves you responsible for your choices
Their social policies might be worth reading from what I've heard. But I'm pretty sure they're in favour of privatising everything and deregulating everything and it'll only be the mainly wealthier biased people that favour from a lot of laws they'll make. Correct me if I'm wrong with an educated response, shit slinging will be ignored.

The Greens might be the go, compulsory smoking of marijuana required so that we all completely lose sense of reality and pretend that everything is all okay.................
Well if we have your support, let's do it!

Slyer
7th October 2008, 21:53
Libertarianz for me!
I don't know if I want to see the government become exactly as they want but I definitely want it going more in that direction.

Magua
7th October 2008, 22:17
Some elements of libertarianism sound good to me, but others just sound bonkers.

Slyer
7th October 2008, 22:23
I like how it gives you more freedom in many areas but I don't like how it will affect those that are less fortunate.
It would give parents complete control over their kids, they don't have to make them go to school. I just don't think we can trust most people to do the right thing.

PirateJafa
7th October 2008, 22:27
Libertarianz for me!
I don't know if I want to see the government become exactly as they want but I definitely want it going more in that direction.

Any party with the Statue of Liberty on it loses my vote instantly.

This is new Zealand, not fucking America.

And America is hardly a country we want to aspire to be more like either.

Ocean1
7th October 2008, 22:29
I just don't think we can trust most people to do the right thing.

Question.

Who's fucking thing is it to do right? :done:

Mekk
7th October 2008, 22:33
Any party with the Statue of Liberty on it loses my vote instantly.

This is new Zealand, not fucking America.

And America is hardly a country we want to aspire to be more like either.

Heh, and given to America by the French!

I wish more people were educated about the parties that are running for office. You really have to wonder how many people are voting for the big two because they can't be bothered researching alternatives or because of peer/family pressure.

PirateJafa
7th October 2008, 22:34
I wish more people were educated about the parties that are running for office. You really have to wonder how many people are voting for the big two because they can't be bothered researching alternatives or because of peer/family pressure.

I'd vote for any party that advocated a return to the fuedal ages.

Mekk
7th October 2008, 22:38
I'd vote for any party that advocated a return to the fuedal ages.

Pretty severe tax cuts there...

carver
8th October 2008, 05:58
Any party with the Statue of Liberty on it loses my vote instantly.

This is new Zealand, not fucking America.

And America is hardly a country we want to aspire to be more like either.

thats some sound reasoning....


so most of you trust the govt more than joe bloggs....

if so, tolerate the way they push you around, and dont bitch about it and do what your told, because you chose them to rule over you!

carver
8th October 2008, 06:01
Their social policies might be worth reading from what I've heard. But I'm pretty sure they're in favour of privatising everything and deregulating everything and it'll only be the mainly wealthier biased people that favour from a lot of laws they'll make. Correct me if I'm wrong with an educated response, shit slinging will be ignored.

Well if we have your support, let's do it!

ah dude.....

im a member of them.....

look at chilie in the 80-s for a example of privatisation

Swoop
8th October 2008, 07:04
Listening to The Bill and Ben Party, on Te Rock this morning...

Their slogan is "No Policies, No Promises, No Disappointments"!

:done:


As good as any other fringe party to waste your vote on... (oops: "Make your statement" on...)

smoky
8th October 2008, 08:54
I like how it gives you more freedom in many areas .....
It would give parents complete control over their kids.....

Actually one of their policies is to rid NZ of physical coercion – that includes doing away with parental rights to physically correct your child, or to hit the man who pinched your girlfriends arse
Isn’t that reducing personal rights?
I think they just want to be able to have sex with animals without being locked up for it.

smoky
8th October 2008, 08:55
I'd vote for any party that advocated a return to the fuedal ages.

That would be a vote for the NZ Family party then?

Bishop Tamaki for King

smoky
8th October 2008, 09:01
Their slogan is "No Policies, No Promises, No Disappointments"!


But when they made that promise they broke it by making a promise - then broke it again by promising it was their only promise??

Actually I think a wasted vote is when you vote for the larger parties - so many people vote for them your vote hardly means anything
Every vote for a minor party counts - even if it's to just throw the cat amongst the pigeons to liven up parliament

MisterD
8th October 2008, 09:32
I'd vote for any party that advocated a return to the fuedal ages.

Well the Greens seem to be advocating a return to the Stone Age, so I guess we'd have to pass through Feudal on the way?

Swoop
8th October 2008, 10:03
Every vote for a minor party counts - even if it's to just throw the cat amongst the pigeons to liven up parliament
The vote only counts if that party reaches the 5% threshold (then it becomes important). Up to then it means nothing apart from a "protest vote".

skidMark
8th October 2008, 10:24
I don't give a shit, im voting legalize canabis. :eek:

Dargor
8th October 2008, 11:10
I might not agree with all of the kiwi parties goals, but any party that promises to listen to me after the election is worthy of my vote. Then if they get in power and if they want to do something stupid, we can tell them not to do that.

slofox
8th October 2008, 12:01
I'd vote for any party that advocated a return to the fuedal ages.

McGillacuddy Serious have gone......too late...

slofox
8th October 2008, 12:05
I think they just want to be able to have sex with animals without being locked up for it.

Can ya get locked up for that??? Shit!!!...(I'd better..errrrm.....never mind.....)

Finn
8th October 2008, 12:14
A vote for any party (except ACT) is a vote for Labour e.g Don't be so stupid. National will win by a landslide and then we can do away with all these stupid parties, especially the fucken Greens and that other racist party.

MisterD
8th October 2008, 13:52
and that other racist party.

Winnie's gone burger already ;)

smoky
8th October 2008, 18:42
The vote only counts if that party reaches the 5% threshold (then it becomes important). Up to then it means nothing apart from a "protest vote".

Actually our vote is equivalent to .008 percentage points (depending on numbers who vote)
A vote for any of the two main parties will be worth .008 percentage points until it passes the no return point for party votes, then your party vote is worth 0.00 percentage points.
If the minor parties don’t pass the 5% then your party vote still counts for them but is fully counted in the negative to who you don’t vote for .008 plus another .008 not going to a main party = .016 percentage points

Considering the main parties will always pass the 5% mark – your party vote for them is just a waste, but if given to a minor party it has the possibility to have twice the impact as a protest vote.

Indiana_Jones
8th October 2008, 18:59
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Who else can you vote for?

....Well maybe this guy...


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-Indy