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Old 06-26-2008, 12:23 AM
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A 30-YEAR chapter in federal politics ends today when the Australian Democrats make their official exit from the Senate.

Leader Lyn Allison, Natasha Stott Despoja, Andrew Bartlett and Andrew Murray will take their seats in the Senate for one last time before bowing out when parliament breaks for the winter recess this evening.

The Democrats are leaving the parliament with a warning that their departure will leave the nation's democracy weaker.

Senators Stott Despoja, Bartlett and Allison delivered their valedictory speeches in the Senate yesterday, while Senator Murray gave his on Tuesday.

The new Senate will be the first without Democrats representation since Don Chipp formed the party in 1977, famously promising to "keep the bastards honest".

Senator Stott Despoja said she had lived through great dramas during her time in politics.

"Not least of these dramas has been the drama of my party, whose demise has done no one any good," she said.

"It has simply taken away a choice for voters that they wanted maintained for 31 years."
Not a moment too soon as well. Farewell Democrats. Just further signs that the world is becoming more conservative and that Obama as President would be a complete failure w/ our allies. Can you just imagine Nicolas Sarkozy sitting down and meeting w/ Obama, I think not.
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Can you just imagine Nicolas Sarkozy sitting down and meeting w/ Obama, I think not.
Let's see... Considering Sarkozy supports affirmative action and gay marriage rights, and appointed several left-wing ministers, I fail to see exactly why he would refuse to meet with Obama, or any other democrat senator.
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soon as well. Farewell Democrats. Just further signs that the world is becoming more conservative and that Obama as President would be a complete failure w/ our allies. Can you just imagine Nicolas Sarkozy sitting down and meeting w/ Obama, I think not.
Democrats were not our left wing party, labor is, and seeing as how labor curently controls the senate, I don't know what you are talking about.
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Democrats were not our left wing party, labor is, and seeing as how labor curently controls the senate, I don't know what you are talking about.
Like the USA both the major Political parties are right wing parties.

Didnt you know that?

Since the mid 1960's the Labor and LIberal parties have voted the same way in the Australian Senate on 97% of the presented legislation and ammendments.

You tell me what the difference is between them?
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Like the USA both the major Political parties are right wing parties.

Didnt you know that?

Since the mid 1960's the Labor and LIberal parties have voted the same way in the Australian Senate on 97% of the presented legislation and ammendments.

You tell me what the difference is between them?
Workchoices, and the reserve bank's independence. That's about it really.
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