Corona Man wrote:Pardon my question here but I'm in NZ this week. What were the voting percentages? I'm hearing 68% yes, is that correct? What was the informal or "abstinence" vote. For the record, I did not record a vote. What consenting adults do is none of my business.
Corona Man wrote:Pardon my question here but I'm in NZ this week. What were the voting percentages? I'm hearing 68% yes, is that correct? What was the informal or "abstinence" vote. For the record, I did not record a vote. What consenting adults do is none of my business.
69% would have been symbolic...
My abstinence was symbolic.
1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015.... And don't you forget it!
Labor MP Jason Clare is reported to be voting Yes on the same sex marriage bill despite his electorate of Blaxland recording the highest NO vote in the country at 73.9 per cent.
Booney wrote:Are those two nutters going to get divorced now or what?
Under the current no fault divorce law, I don't think they can. Need to live apart for 12 months and be able to demonstrate irreconcilable differences. That they don't agree with an impending change to a law won't cut it.
Editted to add link, obviously they didn't think it through!
Overall I think the survey has been a success with the high response rate and clear majority.
That it puts the Conservatives (like Tony Abbott) under pressure when they see the support rate in their own electorates. That's why some sort of public show of hands was needed - they can no longer kid themselves the majority of the people they represent are behind their opposition to the change, and they'll have trouble opposing it in parliament now.
There will probably be a bit of face-saving by nit picking about some of the proposed amendments, but not much total obstruction.