NICK XENOPHON GROUP, WHO ENDS UP WITH YOUR VOTE?
Many people hold Nick on a pedestal, I was once one of
those, until he started preferencing the major parties, rather than help those
that would stand beside him, so who is Nick and what does he stand for?
Nick Xenophon entered the SA Upper House in 1997 as an
independent on a “No Pokies” platform, receiving only 2.9% of the vote, but
after preferences achieved a “quota” of 8.3% and was elected.
In 1997, there were around 9,000 poker machines in SA,
now ten years later the number of poker machines in SA had increased by over
30% to around 12,500! That figure has continued to creep up since he headed off
to Canberra.
Being a senator in Canberra is presumably a full-time
job, but nevertheless, Nick has given his name to a “group” running in our
State election on 15 March.
Are their election posters nothing more than an elaborate
trick? It doesn’t say who their candidates are, and mainly features Nick’s
grinning face and the words “people power”.
We cannot actually vote for Nick himself, unless Nick can
split himself in two for Nick to be in both federal and state parliaments at
the same time!
Some internet research will reveal that the lead
candidate in this “group” in the upper house election is sitting upper house
member John Darley, who took over Nick’s seat after he went to Canberra.
Darley was third on Nick’s ticket in 2006, behind Ann Bressington.
Mr Darley, who is now 76 years of age, may just be planning to leave early and
pass on the seat as Nicks running mates have in the past, so who are Nicks
supporters actually electing, and what is their platform, no pokies again?
Nick won’t be sitting in state parliament making
decisions on legislation that affects South Australian’s, he’ll be in Canberra
because the people of SA sent him back there six months ago for another six
year term.
Another pertinent question is why is Nick now preferencing
the major parties, I personally would have thought, he would want support in
the senate and indeed the upper house here in SA?
Does Nick want to be the only voice opposing the major
parties, because on his own, he can do bugger all, to actually bring change he
needs the support of likeminded representatives, yet he has turned his back on
them.
Latest news is that Nick is backing the liberals, even
backing them on their new move to abolish penalty rates, has he forgotten how
hard the working class are doing it?
More interesting was Nick backing the carbon tax to get
in favour with the Labor/Greens backed group “GetUp”, even when most
Australians were against the tax.
The sad fact is, people who don’t read the news, or mores
so avoid topics of a political nature, will vote for the posters, thinking they
are voting for Nick Xenophon, who they get, and what they stand for, are not a
part of the agenda, because if they were, their names and photos would be on
Nicks posters.
For me, Nick is the face that pops up and tells us what
we want to hear, then disappears just as quickly, the man I thought would open
the door to change, and to more Independent voices in parliament, is doing the
exact opposite, and as much as I love his messages, I for one expected more
from him.
Mark Aldridge
Independent candidate for the Upper house
Genuinely representing U not a political party
.MARK ALDRIDGE INDEPENDENT for South Australia,Member of the Australian Alliance, Working united with the community, Mark Aldridge, politics SA,
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