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Originally posted by CaramonLS+May 9 2005, 08:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (CaramonLS @ May 9 2005, 08:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-RougeUnderoos@May 9 2005, 08:37 PM
Allow free votes by MPs on moral issues
Subtle. What moral issues are they interested in dredging up to satisfy certain portions of their electorate. I wonder....
As for the rest of it...
Missile Defense Yes! Kyoto No! War on Drugs Yes! Vague International Security Threat Yes! Cut Taxes Yes! 4 Year Elections Yes! Tighten Immigration Yes! Gay Marriage No!
It all seems oddly familiar. Why is that?
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I don't see anything wrong with this.
Theres no hiding behind "party lines" for how you vote on these issues. [/b][/quote]
Well that idea scares me. Is my MP going to vote his/her conscience or is that person actually going to represent their constituency?
At least if they are towing the "party line" then I can feel safe voting for the party that has a platform that follow my beliefs.
The statement sounds like a cop-out to me. Moral issues are too contentious so the Conservatives don't want to take a stand on them. And yet they claim to support the traditional definition of marriage. That seems like a bit of a contradiction to me.