Non-Believer Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, gettafa said: But who knows, maybe these kids could bring a better form of democracy and government to the Island. Until it's realised that they might. Then it'll be stopped in its tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushen Spy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 We don't want "democracy". That's nothing more than communist dictatorship. What we want and should be is a constitutional republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 11 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Until it's realised that they might. Then it'll be stopped in its tracks. It can't be stopped. The all-seeing politically astute and incisive President of Tynwald Steve Rodan has let the genie out of the bottle. To stop 'em voting the Government would need to give all day free Blue WKD in the 6th form room to keep the kids away from the polling stations. Mind you, they would probably suss out postal votes and party on down all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 12 hours ago, gettafa said: Every kid attending that protest will have a vote as equal as anybody's in 2021 General Election. In fact many of them now. Once they realise that, then expect more of this, except with a bit of power behind it. If a Douglas MHK can get elected with less than a couple of hundred votes then you can expect a schoolkid or at least somehow forced to be sympathetic to their cause to be voted in. That's democracy. Oh, and Steve Rodan needs a right royal rogering for introducing votes for 16-year-olds which btw no one asked for,except his own ego.But who knows, maybe these kids could bring a better form of democracy and government to the Island. I can see it now, 24 newly elected MHK's all under the age of 19... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Well that is a good starting point to think. One or two would be quite feasible. Jon Joughin was elected in Douglas East with 159 votes. They'd soon learn of course how much power they would have to change the world or indeed anything else (about zero). Even if there were 24 kiddie MHKs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 2 hours ago, MrPB said: That was pitiful Pitiful or not, it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Robertshaw only got 7 more votes than him in 2016 (487 to 480). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushen Spy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Protests are a wast of time.* *Citation: the million + people who protested the Iraq War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 10 minutes ago, Rushen Spy said: Protests are a wast of time.* *Citation: the million + people who protested the Iraq War. Speaking about protests and pointlessness... This photo is from the farage march on London. Notice the Manx flag... ...oh and the sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushen Spy Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 It wasn't me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Ham_N_Eggs said: Robertshaw only got 7 more votes than him in 2016 (487 to 480). Jono's biggest asset was that he wasn't Robertshaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Ham_N_Eggs said: Speaking about protests and pointlessness... This photo is from the farage march on London. Notice the Manx flag... ...oh and the sign Must be W2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 14 hours ago, Ham_N_Eggs said: Speaking about protests and pointlessness... This photo is from the farage march on London. Notice the Manx flag... ...oh and the sign poor photoshopping.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 When the weather brightens up a bit more will join in the March has only just started and has nearly two weeks to go. Whether you are for or against at least they are making an effort in their own time not walking out of school for a half day off carrying their plastic water bottles and mobiles to phone mummy and tell her when to pick them up, she will no doubt take them to McDonald's for a treat for being brave and saving the polar bears, mummy often takes them out for tea as she is not into cooking. It is a different world children already call the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 2 hours ago, hissingsid said: When the weather brightens up a bit more will join in the March has only just started and has nearly two weeks to go. Whether you are for or against at least they are making an effort in their own time not walking out of school for a half day off carrying their plastic water bottles and mobiles to phone mummy and tell her when to pick them up, she will no doubt take them to McDonald's for a treat for being brave and saving the polar bears, mummy often takes them out for tea as she is not into cooking. It is a different world children already call the shots. snowflake school of parenting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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