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Originally Posted by transplant99
See...im not sure i understand why though. I agree that I wouldnt want someone coming up to me while in line to vote...but if someone is outside trying to get their message across to me in person before i enter/get inline, I wouldnt have a single problem with it.
If this is just some longtime honored tradition he broke, then yeah i get why some are upset. But to call it undemocratic and to lodge a complaint about it? reeks of pure bitterness to me.
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I agree--it's not undemocratic. In fact, no more undemocratic than forming a coalition to assume control of parliament.
But.... it
is a violation of tradition, and based on the video,
probably a violation of the law. So Hinman will pay a 500 dollar fine, and nothing will come of it otherwise. In the end--bending the rules to win an election is tacky. I don't really get how you can see it any other way.
It speaks to a certain smallness of character and a bit of a poor sense of optics--neither of which is a good trait in a politician, though lord knows both are in ample supply in the Alberta Legislature (in every caucus), so Hinman should fit right in.