slimsid2000 Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 If there were an option on this Thursday's ballot paper saying 'none of the above' would you tick it. I would. I don't have any respect for any of the candidates and quite frankly there is no reason why the electorate should take them seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Casper Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 If there were an option on this Thursday's ballot paper saying 'none of the above' would you tick it. I would. I don't have any respect for any of the candidates and quite frankly there is no reason why the electorate should take them seriously. Yep, especially if Richard Prior was leader! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Yep, especially if Richard Prior was leader! Me too, we'd have to bring him back from the dead, but he could always claim for the exhumation on expenses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsalleh Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 If there were an option on this Thursday's ballot paper saying 'none of the above' would you tick it. I would. I don't have any respect for any of the candidates and quite frankly there is no reason why the electorate should take them seriously. I would prefer it say none of the above are suitable, or, I don't trust any of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 No, I wouldn't. Someone is going to be in charge of the country after Thursday, and I'd prefer that we get to decide who it is, rather than it be some faceless civil servant taking over the job because we rejected all legitimate candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 If there were an option on this Thursday's ballot paper saying 'none of the above' would you tick it. I would. I don't have any respect for any of the candidates and quite frankly there is no reason why the electorate should take them seriously. I would. I mentioned this before, I'm thinking of starting a petition about it after the election (when the number10 site reopens). If 'none of the above' wins, it'd force a re-election with new candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsalleh Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsalleh Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I would. I mentioned this before, I'm thinking of starting a petition about it after the election (when the number10 site reopens). If 'none of the above' wins, it'd force a re-election with new candidates. Would it,I would think it would carry on as we are now.Working on the assumption that bad government is better than none at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Would it,I would think it would carry on as we are now. I take it to mean that his petition would demand such an event; an option for the public to vote "None of the above," and a mandatory new election if that option scores most votes, with no candidate allowed to stand again. I'm not sure that it is a viable idea. What happens if no MPs are returned for six months at a time - who actually runs the country in their absence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vague_Boy Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 If there were an option on this Thursday's ballot paper saying 'none of the above' would you tick it. Yes. The closest thing to that option that we have is to spoil your ballot paper. These still have to be included in the final tally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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