Depends on your definition of "in politics"... is Jenny Stirling "in politics"... are you asking if we can see you running or election or being elected?
Politics also seems to require a certain "moral flexibility" that I'm not sure you're capable of. Could you toe a party line? Would that party be electable...
The answer to the poll might be different based on your answers to these questions so I'm seeking clarification before I vote.
Isn't this a way to have your ego thoroughly crushed? Or incredibly boosted?
Also - is this an abstract question like "can I possibly picture you standing up in parliament house elucidating on a piece of policy" or something more tangible like "should I run for the seat of Herbert at the next Federal Election"
running for election and being elected - though I understand one may be yes and the other no.. just put that in your comment..
toe the party line? depends on the issue but maybe not? I am not sure..
maybe the ego thing will happen but I ask more for curiosity as my Mum keeps telling me that I would not be able to do it and I would like to have a variety of opinions.
Clarification - I am not asking if you would vote for me..
Umm... good call on clarification... I think if you have issues in the rigidity of the the pressy church I think youd have the same issues within politics. every one has to answer to answer to some one- even independents. Also I'm not sure you could vote for an issue like abortion when your electorate wants you to vote that way (you aren't setting the tone in parliament you reflect the wishes of the people. So I vote NO
You know, there are so many aspects to take into consideration. I don't want to answer the poll because I don't think I know you well enough. But I *could* see you in politics, but at the same time, I'd be able to see why if you chose not to.
Nathan suggested politics requires some moral flexibility; I don't think that's necessarily true. I haven't heard what Barnaby Joyce has been up to recently, but if I remember correctly he's crossed the floor more than any other MP. Even when he's told by his party to vote one way, he'll vote the other if he thinks it's right. He toes the party line plenty. He might annoy his colleagues, but he wins respect from voters (whether they're in his electorate or otherwise :P).
You'd also need to know when to hold temper and when to let it go. Again, I don't know you well enough to know what you're like on that front, but you strike me as the type of person who would be very capable of reading someone the riot act when it's called for, but the issue there lies with being able to discern when it's a good thing and when it should be reigned in.
Tim suggested "I'm not sure you could vote for an issue like abortion when your electorate wants you to vote that way" because as an MP you're supposed to reflect the wishes of the people. That's true, but if your electorate is a largely pro-choice one, I doubt you'd get elected in the first place.
I'm pretty sure voting against your party's wishes could be considered dishonest. If you run on a party platform your electorate is no doubt expecting you to vote along party lines. I'm not sure Barnaby Joyce is anything but a political grandstander who looks for opportunities to promote his personal brand.
He was however the nicest politician I ever interviewed while on prac. He gave me a 10 minute phone interview on something he planned to cross the floor on. When I was a student. That was impressive. That's what separates true politicians from also rans - actually valuing voters and seeing every opportunity to press the flesh as a chance to "serve".
Depends on your definition of "in politics"... is Jenny Stirling "in politics"... are you asking if we can see you running or election or being elected?
ReplyDeletePolitics also seems to require a certain "moral flexibility" that I'm not sure you're capable of. Could you toe a party line? Would that party be electable...
The answer to the poll might be different based on your answers to these questions so I'm seeking clarification before I vote.
Isn't this a way to have your ego thoroughly crushed? Or incredibly boosted?
Also - is this an abstract question like "can I possibly picture you standing up in parliament house elucidating on a piece of policy"
ReplyDeleteor something more tangible like "should I run for the seat of Herbert at the next Federal Election"
running for election and being elected - though I understand one may be yes and the other no.. just put that in your comment..
ReplyDeletetoe the party line? depends on the issue but maybe not? I am not sure..
maybe the ego thing will happen but I ask more for curiosity as my Mum keeps telling me that I would not be able to do it and I would like to have a variety of opinions.
Clarification - I am not asking if you would vote for me..
absolutely abstract in no way tangible...
ReplyDeleteUmm... good call on clarification... I think if you have issues in the rigidity of the the pressy church I think youd have the same issues within politics. every one has to answer to answer to some one- even independents. Also I'm not sure you could vote for an issue like abortion when your electorate wants you to vote that way (you aren't setting the tone in parliament you reflect the wishes of the people. So I vote NO
ReplyDeleteSo, this poll isn't going all that well. Perhaps the lesson is "listen to your mum"
ReplyDeleteYou know, there are so many aspects to take into consideration. I don't want to answer the poll because I don't think I know you well enough. But I *could* see you in politics, but at the same time, I'd be able to see why if you chose not to.
ReplyDeleteNathan suggested politics requires some moral flexibility; I don't think that's necessarily true. I haven't heard what Barnaby Joyce has been up to recently, but if I remember correctly he's crossed the floor more than any other MP. Even when he's told by his party to vote one way, he'll vote the other if he thinks it's right. He toes the party line plenty. He might annoy his colleagues, but he wins respect from voters (whether they're in his electorate or otherwise :P).
You'd also need to know when to hold temper and when to let it go. Again, I don't know you well enough to know what you're like on that front, but you strike me as the type of person who would be very capable of reading someone the riot act when it's called for, but the issue there lies with being able to discern when it's a good thing and when it should be reigned in.
Tim suggested "I'm not sure you could vote for an issue like abortion when your electorate wants you to vote that way" because as an MP you're supposed to reflect the wishes of the people. That's true, but if your electorate is a largely pro-choice one, I doubt you'd get elected in the first place.
I'm pretty sure voting against your party's wishes could be considered dishonest. If you run on a party platform your electorate is no doubt expecting you to vote along party lines. I'm not sure Barnaby Joyce is anything but a political grandstander who looks for opportunities to promote his personal brand.
ReplyDeleteHe was however the nicest politician I ever interviewed while on prac. He gave me a 10 minute phone interview on something he planned to cross the floor on. When I was a student. That was impressive. That's what separates true politicians from also rans - actually valuing voters and seeing every opportunity to press the flesh as a chance to "serve".
I'm glad you got one vote.
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