If you're going to lose, taint the process ...
In a clear sign that you can beat an old story to death, the Courier Mail today reports on the claims of push polling in the Toowoomba referendum (See - Council tries to taint poll it expects to lose).
The article conveniently fails to discuss all the threats, scare tactics and misleading comments by Mayor Thorley and her merry band of Yes supporters.
Could it be that Mayor Thorley expects to lose the vote on Saturday so is trying to taint the poll ahead of time?
Will she comment after the poll that 'we could have won but for those terrible people push polling' or something similar?
Interestingly, a LGAQ representative has referred the matter to the CMC. Wth all the matters on their desk relating to the Water Futures project, they may need to change the initials to TCMC or WFCMC ...
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 6:56 AM
2 Comments:
Add to this list:
Minister for Local Government, State Ombudsman and Health Dept and one gets a clearer picture.
The result is directly attached to Mayor Thorley and she should resign if the No case gets up.
We need to have a by-election of the full council!!!!!
We do not want the Singapore Six Pack in charge.
5:57 AM, July 26, 2006
From ABC News:
The Local Government Association (LGA) says it has referred allegations of inappropriate phone polling in Toowoomba to the Queensland Government and the Crime and Misconduct Commission.
The Toowoomba City Council contacted the LGA after residents complained they had been polled by someone claiming to be from the council about the water referendum and then advised to vote 'no'.
Residents will vote this weekend on whether to allow treated effluent into the city's water supplies.
LGA executive director Greg Hallam says the State Government may have to legislate against push polling.
"It certainly raises the prospect that there might have been some breaches of the common law but importantly it highlights some deficiencies in the law," Mr Hallam said.
[And exactly what principle of common law are you relying on?]
"In fact it is not an offence currently to impersonate a council officer and that's a matter of clear concern."
4:27 PM, July 26, 2006
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