Reply to: Pointless voting now

[Old Greg]

You've started early today

Indeed.

[CretinWatcher]

Anyway, I think ill go and mug an old lady tonight, her fault for not having a robust defence against my criminal intent.

You've started early today

[minestrone]

Anyway, I think ill go and mug an old lady tonight, her fault for not having a robust defence against my criminal intent.

[minestrone]

I have said that they are both to blame. I have not said the blame is apportioned.

If a bank creates a system that allows employees to embezzle, is the bank blameless? No. Does the embezzler have mitigation? No.

Both the system and the perpetrators are at fault.

Do you have a dictionary handy? Can we look up apportioned?

[Old Greg]

No, you have apportioned some level of blame on the system.

The standard "she deserved it" defence.

I have said that they are both to blame. I have not said the blame is apportioned.

If a bank creates a system that allows employees to embezzle, is the bank blameless? No. Does the embezzler have mitigation? No.

[Lance]

as the government only had a majority of 12 then Labour would be in charge and anything that has happened since the election should be null and void, including the referendum

If the tories lost 13 seats they'd still have more than Labour. So they'd run a minority govt. or a coalition with the Oirish (and UKIPs one MP).

[minestrone]

As I said.

No, you have apportioned some level of blame on the system.

The standard "she deserved it" defence.

[Old Greg]

The perpetrator is at fault.

As I said.

[minestrone]

The postal voting system? Both the system and the perpetrators are at fault. It's not binary.

The perpetrator is at fault.

[Old Greg]

SO it is the system that is at fault, not the perpetrators?

The postal voting system? Both the system and the perpetrators are at fault. It's not binary.

[minestrone]

The postal voting system is certainly more robust. I don't see that the system as a whole is any better or worse.

SO it is the system that is at fault, not the perpetrators?

[Old Greg]

Seems to me the Irish system is far more democratic than ours

The postal voting system is certainly more robust. I don't see that the system as a whole is any better or worse.

[minestrone]

Seems to me the Irish system is far more democratic than ours

It has been working out quite well for them recently I see.

[CretinWatcher]

Are we seriously offering up the Irish political system as a guide to how this country should conduct democracy?

Seems to me the Irish system is far more democratic than ours

[minestrone]

I am offering up the Irish system for entitlement to postal voting as a guide to how the UK should manage entitlement to postal voting.

HTH

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