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Les Affaires
Nov 15, 2004

Well it sure as hell isn't "Negoshiate" is it?

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Les Affaires
Nov 15, 2004

Zenithe posted:

It contains a voiceless palato alveloar fricative, so yes it is.

Sorry I'm bored and studying for a phonetics exam.

sounds rivetting

Les Affaires
Nov 15, 2004

gay picnic defence posted:

that isn't saying much

Les Affaires
Nov 15, 2004

gay picnic defence posted:

Could they have used last night to vote on legislation like SSM or something like that or is there a process that needs to be followed before laws can be voted on?

My understanding is that the government controls what bills go up for debate and what don't, but I am not sure if they do this through procedure or not. If it is simply a case of a procedural vote then it's likely the opposition could very well get the bill tabled, up for debate, and past the third reading if, and only if, they all know what's going on and are unified enough to do so.

For all those arguing it's Bandt's responsibility to know what's going on, yes you're right. For those arguing it's in Shorten and the ALP's interests to let mcgowan, bandt, etc know what's going on, you're also right.

You can all be right about the same thing, but last night's vote wasn't any less historic for not having them there. In fact it was even more serious because it shows the ALP can pull these kind of moves all on their own without the other parties and still make the government put on the brown underwear.

Responsibility be damned though. It's in the interests of the ALP to do whatever it takes to make this stuff happen and if that means letting the minor parties know briefly ahead of time then so be it.

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