tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181149887921253584.post7988522837663005681..comments2023-03-31T21:58:14.224+10:00Comments on Two Tree Hill: Election dayBlithehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920133262015868474noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181149887921253584.post-65746199035135735152010-09-03T13:57:02.658+10:002010-09-03T13:57:02.658+10:00Well Gillard has 2 of the five independents now. I...Well Gillard has 2 of the five independents now. It's all still so up in the air though. The remaining 3 independents are expected to announce something this weekend. And one of the guys affiliated with the Coalition is announcing that he's not really in the Coalition so I'm not sure what that means.<br /><br />Whomever gets the numbers, you have to subtract one for speaker of the house who doesn't get to vote so really you need 77 in hand to run the government (and yes I just learnt that!)<br /><br />I don't know if it is better or worse than having the Supreme Court decide but it's certainly been more interesting! In our case, I think the final decision would come down to the Governor General as the Queen's representative in Australia. And she has had to seek legal advice because her son-in-law is a Labor member of parliament! It's been decided that she could make a decision if necessary but it all adds to the theatrics.<br /><br />The general view is that we should know something by Monday but the general view also said that we'd know by the end of August...Blithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920133262015868474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7181149887921253584.post-36154326410471208582010-09-03T07:33:47.396+10:002010-09-03T07:33:47.396+10:00What's the local view of when this will be dec...What's the local view of when this will be decided? Last I heard Gillard was gaining support from some of the independents. Is it better than having the supreme court essentially decide an election like in the US?joe MNnoreply@blogger.com