There are two sides to this argument. With software, like drugs, no one
will spend the money necessary for research and development if they are
unable to patent or licence their products.
ROGER HELMER
http://www.rogerhelmer.com
The GP strongly opposes software patenting. Copyright works well enough to protect IPR (Intellectual Property Rights). The flag of IPR must not be used to give more power to rich corporations while preventing the general use of useful cheap software.
[/color]I'm very unsure, I think the main 3 are a big bag of s**t.I'd thought you'd vote 4 labour, looking at ur signiture.
I'd thought you'd vote 4 labour, looking at ur signiture.
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We want to register a highly visible and damaging protest vote against Tony Blair, his style of government, his right-wing leanings, and his lies about the 'war' on terror and Iraq. You can help. On election day, we want you to vote strategically. Ruthlessly. In 'safe' Labour seats and marginal seats we want you to vote for the candidate most likely to beat the Labour candidate.
Both the Labour and Conservative partys have been in power before now lets give the Liberal Democrats a chance.
The Lib Dems have been in, not since WWII though!
I won't vote for them as they are no where near popular enough to become a big enough opposition party.
...and it's statements like those that fulfill themselves.
Anyway why are we discussing this on the Microsoft Eradication society forum?
There's nothing wrong with tactical voting, if more people vote Liberal then the Conservatives will become less of an opposition, but what would a few extra votes for the green party do? Not much is the answer, if the Liberal Democrats were the main opposition with the conservatives third then the Green party would make more difference - they'd push the Conservatives further away from power.
Yes, why are we exercising our First Amendment rights in The Lounge? What's up with that anyway? :p
You're talking about idealism versus base concepts though. Unfortunately, since we don't live in an ideal world, we have to rely on such measures to ensure the public's rights. I assure you that the concept is not to vote for who might win, though, but to vote for who you want to win. Too many people don't vote today because they're more concerned with the outcome than the process. That's how Diebold sneaks in, that's how the Republicans grab power, and THAT'S why Orrin Hatch is chairing a subcommitee on a bastard-child philosophy.
As Captain Planet would say, "The power... is YOURS!" Get off your duff and vote for who you want to see running the nation. The only true losers are those who abstain. ;)
To be honest, I wouldn't like any of the party's in their current state to be in power. The Liberal Democrats aren't ready to run the country and neither are the Green Party, and you know what I think about the Labour and Conservative party. I'm voting for the one party that will do the most damage to the Conservatives and Labour, and who are the most likely to become a stronger opposition the coming years.
The Lib Dems have been in, not since WWII though!actually the liberal democrats have never been in power. The Liberal party were voted out of office in 1936 and did not merge with the social democratic party until the 1980s to become the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Liberal party were voted out of office in 1936 and did not merge with the social democratic party until the 1980s to become the Liberal Democratic Party.
now:
actually the liberal democrats have never been in power. The Liberal party were voted out of office in 1936 and did not merge with the social democratic party until the 1980s to become the Liberal Democratic Party.
tony blair really annoys me conceptually, because he is a conservative prime minister leading the labour party. usually if you have a conservative prime minister, you can just vote labour in (as a nation), but with tony blair you can't do that, because he leads the labour party, and the only other choice is howard's (or whoever is conservative leader this week!) bunch of upper class goons.
For those members not in the UK check out this (http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/extremeright.php) link for a quick idea of who and what the main parties are.
Economic Left/Right: -6.63
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -4.97
yes, i'm down there next to Ghandi again,
Economic Left/Right: -6.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.28
really? even though he was a murdering terrorist in his youth?
Leave anarchists alone, okay? Assassination is a form of public service that's been bastardised by the few using it for personal gain rather than policy enforcement.
I agree no civilized country should have the death penilty, it should be against international law.hear hear!
Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, has been warned that postal vote fraud is widespread among Labour Party members in his Blackburn constituency.
Reg Keys: The Man tipped to defeat Blair
Police in British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Sedgefield constituency have been ordered to stop their investigation into allegations of postal vote rigging ahead of tomorrow's election, a group of police officers claimed today.
The Prime Minister is facing imminent defeat at the hands of Reg Keys, the man who lost his son in Iraq, in the battle for the Sedgefield parliamentary seat.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was officially declared the winner of the Sedgefield constituency amidst reports of widespread vote-rigging.