Marriage equality debate - The plebiscite is on its way. (Cont in Pt 3)

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1. So is SSM
2. Who are you to make that judgement? There's power imbalances in every relationship.
3. So is SSM.
1 & 3 are wrong.

SSM is NOT illegal.
Marriage is a contract, the law does not recognise a SSM contract.

Same sex couples can marry, they won't go to jail for it. There is no legal sanction for same sex couples marrying.
The law simply does not recognise their marriage contract.
 

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I could live with a narrow NO win if it meant it tore this rotten govt apart and there was an election soon after, and we get rid of these campaigners.
I would prefer a majority, 65%+, voting yes followed by the govt trying to justify why they won't move on having a vote despite the yes vote majority.

Then an election can really sort them out.
 

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Anything less than 70% Yes is a failure
Why is less than 70% a failure? The process is so flawed and designed to disenfranchise the youth vote that I'd be shocked if it wasn't less than 70%.

As long as a majority YES is found that's really all that matters. The survey is simply self indulgent wankery by the government to say they "gave people a say" and to appease a few hard right *******s within their own party.

The polls conducted over the last 10 years are a much greater indication of the true will of the people not this silly farce.
 

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Why is less than 70% a failure?
That is approx percentage we have been told again and again are in the Yes camp

The process is so flawed and designed to disenfranchise the youth vote that I'd be shocked if it wasn't less than 70%.
How is this designed to disenfranchise the youth vote?
Are you saying youth cannot mark a piece of paper?
Don't know how Post Offices or letter boxes work?

The survey is simply self indulgent ******y by the government to say they "gave people a say" and to appease a few hard right *******s within their own party.
Your bias is showing
 

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That is approx percentage we have been told again and again are in the Yes camp

How is this designed to disenfranchise the youth vote?
Are you saying youth cannot mark a piece of paper?
Don't know how Post Offices or letter boxes work?

Your bias is showing
Pfft you can talk about bias.

You aren't too bright are you. The vote is skewed because it is sent to people's enrolled address. Young people are more likely to move regularly and not have a fixed address unlike older people with fixed addresses. Their enrolled address is more likely to be different to the place they are actually living.
 

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Pfft you can talk about bias.

You aren't too bright are you. The vote is skewed because it is sent to people's enrolled address. Young people are more likely to move regularly and not have a fixed address unlike older people with fixed addresses. Their enrolled address is more likely to be different to the place they are actually living.
The holier than thou arrogance from the Yes camp raises in ugly head
Anything less than a 70% Yes vote will be a total failure
The No vote winning will lead to riots
 

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The holier than thou arrogance from the Yes camp raises in ugly head
Anything less than a 70% Yes vote will be a total failure
The No vote winning will lead to riots
So just go back to your stupid talking points and not answer what i said? 70% wont happen because of the process.

Typical NO voter, cant argue on facts so just talk about how bad the YES side is.
 

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So just go back to your stupid talking points and not answer what i said? 70% wont happen because of the process.

Typical NO voter, cant argue on facts so just talk about how bad the YES side is.
What facts have you presented,all you have are excuses on how the youth cannot fill out basic paperwork
70% supposedly want this
 

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What facts have you presented,all you have are excuses on how the youth cannot fill out basic paperwork
70% supposedly want this
Didn't say anything of the sort.

It's a bit hard to fill out paperwork that you don't ever receive because it gets sent to another address.

Polls indicate 60-70% do favour it (which are unquestionably more reliable than this survey will indicate, which is voluntary and unreliable). A majority is all that's required (that is the government's own parameters to allow a free vote).

Just because the stupidity of this process doesn't return a 70% result doesn't mean its a failure at all.

YES has to work within the stupid process that this government set.
 

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Sorry did I mention the bible somewhere?

And it sounds like you agree the same logic that demands people agree to SSM (equal rights, consenting adults, don't judge other people's relationships etc) also suggests that we should be able to marry siblings.

I would genuinely like someone to explain why that's not the case btw.

For all the bashing of No supporters for not being logical or having reasons for being concerned.. surely there's a decent answer.

No it doesn't. As I tried to explain, their are strong biological reasons for not marrying nor having relationships between siblings. No one is advocating for it & it would not be allowed for those very strong biological reasons.

If the No have concerns, please say why SSM is such a problem. Dont try & conflate issues not related to SSM, thats the problem. Dicks like Abetz on about free speech & freedom of religion. What about freedom from religion?

Maybe discuss the relevant issue rather than the diversion & distraction the No people are trying on. The dishonesty is palpable.
 

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Why is less than 70% a failure? The process is so flawed and designed to disenfranchise the youth vote that I'd be shocked if it wasn't less than 70%.

As long as a majority YES is found that's really all that matters. The survey is simply self indulgent ******y by the government to say they "gave people a say" and to appease a few hard right *******s within their own party.

The polls conducted over the last 10 years are a much greater indication of the true will of the people not this silly farce.
If that is the case, why do we have elections ffs?
 
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