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[the village idiot]

6 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

He will voice his beliefs, but actually not follow through, he can easily use public will to do whats right, imo.

Trouble is he does follow through. He consistently votes against abortion, the right to die and gay marriage. All religiously motivated.

 

He would, no doubt, abide by the outcome of government votes but I personally don't want someone who thinks and votes the way he does in charge of the country.

[skyhuck]

4 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

Trouble is he does follow through. He consistently votes against abortion, the right to die and gay marriage. All religiously motivated.

 

He would, no doubt, abide by the outcome of government votes but I personally don't want someone who thinks and votes the way he does in charge of the country.

Do you think he thought his vote would make those things happen?

[the village idiot]

1 minute ago, skyhuck said:

Do you think he thought his vote would make those things happen?

No.

 

The important point though is that he wants them to happen.

[skyhuck]

1 minute ago, the village idiot said:

No.

 

The important point though is that he wants them to happen.

Thing is I'm not sure he actually does, very religious people, IME, are often very happy living with the status quo, while claiming its wrong and offends the view. Its a sort of "eat your cake and still have it" situation.

[the village idiot]

2 minutes ago, skyhuck said:

Thing is I'm not sure he actually does, very religious people, IME, are often very happy living with the status quo, while claiming its wrong and offends the view. Its a sort of "eat your cake and still have it" situation.

If that's the case then his judgement should be very seriously called into question.

 

As voters, the only option we have is to take people on their word. If we don't believe they actually mean what they say we should not vote for them.

 

Admittedly, integrity is a value in very short supply in the political world.

[the village idiot]

27 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

All in all, not very Christian values IMO

Unless he believes, as many of faith do, that horrible deaths are merely the will of the 'all loving' God. And who are we to question His actions or lack of intervention.

[skyhuck]

2 minutes ago, the village idiot said:

If that's the case then his judgement should be very seriously called into question.

 

As voters, the only option we have is to take people on their word. If we don't believe they actually mean what they say we should not vote for them.

 

Admittedly, integrity is a value in very short supply in the political world.

Problem is we ain't exactly spoiled for choice, lesser or various weevil and all that.

 

 

[matelot]

34 minutes ago, felixthelogchopper said:

He also voted against compulsory smoke alarms in rented properties, making sure rented properties reached a basic level of being fit for human occupation and also to reduce disability payments. Don't know what his issue with disabled people is but I would imagine his vote on the rented property issues may have been slightly influenced by his property portfolio. All in all, not very Christian values IMO.

Smoke alarms in rented properties are hardly one of the big issues of our times... 

 

It's also well known that disability benefits are widely abused. Imho disability benefits should be seriously reduced for the workshy with a "bad back". 

 

Jabob Rees Mogg for PM!!!

[the village idiot]

Just now, skyhuck said:

Problem is we ain't exactly spoiled for choice, lesser or various weevil and all that.

 

 

Agreed. It's a bit like being forced to choose your favourite torture technique.

 

For me, Rees Mog has positioned himself firmly at the bottom of the list.

[matelot]

Just now, the village idiot said:

Agreed. It's a bit like being forced to choose your favourite torture technique.

 

For me, Rees Mog has positioned himself firmly at the bottom of the list.

Something tells me you're not a Tory voter anyway....