Tony Abbott and the senate of doom
Basically neither the liberal coalition or the Labour/Greens bloc have the number to push anything through the senate, or push it back out. The latest numbers indicate the each of the major voting blocs will need 7 of 10 non aligned senators ( the wedge) to support any senate action. Remember at the last election there was weeks of negotiation with just 3 independent members of the lower house, this is much worse…
If the Senate rejects 2 bills for the lower house its double dissolution, beaning both the senate and lower house must be reelected.
Yes it truly is the senate of doom.
Posted on September 10, 2013, in Australia, Law & Government, Meme, Mock and Awe, Politics and tagged Senate, Tony Abbott. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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