The SA Politics Thread Part 3

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Mike Hoxbig said:
You don't, it's a secret ballot. They always encourage the ANC to vote worth their conscience but don't want their own members to do the same...
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Yeah these people voted with their conscience when they brought back the ANC...

Money exchanged hands and the voters who put these Councillors there should know who betrayed them.
 
PrimeSteak said:
Ok, look. The way I see it...

If this was truly a "vote of conscience" issue, like maybe dealing with a MONC or something like that which is high-stakes, then I'd agree with you here.

But where does the conscience come in with simply electing a new mayor from scratch (with completely new candidates)? With the coalition partners having decided on a single candidate without fierce resistance, expect maybe a few whines? There are already allegations of vote buying like in JHB with the COPE Antie's election (with ASA accusing Tau of this).
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Voting with your conscience means making up your own mind about who to vote for, which may or may not align with the party line. It's not about specific issues rooted in morality...
 
surface said:
DA essentially believes that BEE is the new apartheid. That principle is abandoned if they have coalition with ANC.
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They must start calling Zuma, Ace, Cele "comrade" otherwise they must start practicing saying "President Malema."
 
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