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Base price · 25-05-2018 11:59PM

ganmo wrote: »

That’s if you need to swear you are who ya are

A legal requirement.

ganmo · 26-05-2018 12:04AM

Base price wrote: »

A legal requirement.

Ya fairly bonkers really

Water John · 26-05-2018 12:05AM

I have never seen the Bible in public view, in all my time. Suspect it was left in view by the Presiding Officer deliberately, to sway a few voters.

ganmo · 26-05-2018 12:06AM

Water John wrote: »

I have never seen the Bible in public view, in all my time. Suspect it was left in view by the Presiding Officer deliberately, to sway a few voters.

I remember it being a thing at the last referendum

Nekarsulm · 26-05-2018 12:10AM

It's always on the table at our election centre.
In Court, if you are being sworn in and state you are atheist, there is an alternate form of words you swear on.

Genghis Cant · 26-05-2018 12:14AM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

It's always on the table at our election centre.
In Court, if you are being sworn in and state you are atheist, there is an alternate form of words you swear on.

I held up a court case by refusing to swear on a bible.
I told the court clerk I wouldn't take that book into my hand.
They'd to go off looking for an affirmation. When it wasn't to hand the judge was less than impressed. But they found it and I swore on the affirmation and that was that!

Nekarsulm · 26-05-2018 12:17AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I held up a court case by refusing to swear on a bible.
I told the court clerk I wouldn't take that book into my hand.
They'd to go off looking for an affirmation. When it wasn't to hand the judge was less than impressed. But they found it and I swore on the affirmation and that was that!

They should keep it folded in the back of the bible, then they'd know where to find it.

Say my name · 26-05-2018 12:19AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I held up a court case by refusing to swear on a bible.
I told the court clerk I wouldn't take that book into my hand.
They'd to go off looking for an affirmation. When it wasn't to hand the judge was less than impressed. But they found it and I swore on the affirmation and that was that!

Were you convicted?

After.

Burning Tires · 26-05-2018 12:22AM

Reggie. wrote: »

Unbelievable the power the government will now be given. It's a sad day

Its better than the alternative.

Base price · 26-05-2018 12:23AM

Water John wrote: »

I have never seen the Bible in public view, in all my time. Suspect it was left in view by the Presiding Officer deliberately, to sway a few voters.

In voting centers it's probably not in view until required through if someone turns up without ID.

Also the pencils that are used for voting are indelible.

Say my name · 26-05-2018 12:25AM

Inedible.

Edit: yea they're indelible as well as inedible I suppose.
I never heard the word indelible before.
I thought you meant inedible in case some loonatic tried to eat the pencils. :pac:

Water John · 26-05-2018 12:28AM

Which version of the Bible is it? Just asking, for the various christian faiths, on here.
Ah Genghis would always throw, a spanner in the works.

Base price · 26-05-2018 12:42AM

Water John wrote: »

Which version of the Bible is it? Just asking, for the various christian faiths, on here.
Ah Genghis would always throw, a spanner in the works.

TBH I don't know since I'm a heathen and my fingers will burn to bone when I pick it up

Water John · 26-05-2018 12:52AM

So, if you swore on it, it would mean nothing. That's a bit Jesuitical.

longgonesilver · 26-05-2018 01:13AM

charolais0153 wrote: »

Anything but a yes/no question. Now the government get to mess it up. Never ending circle of **** i suppose

This is only the start, most of the politicians have been very quite or in hiding. The government has to get a bill through both houses, with most parties giving free votes and both sides of the debate targeting each politician individually.
It will be a total mess with enough dirt dug up to fertilize the whole country. I wouldn't be surprised if it's the next government that finally gets the bill through.

bogman_bass · 26-05-2018 08:20AM

Politicians worry about their own skin first and foremost. When they see that swing there won’t be too many blocking it.

It’s like this simpsons quote:

https://frinkiac.com/meme/S06E05/375141/m/IFZFUlkgV0VMTC4gSUYgVEhBVCBJUyBUSEUKIFdBWSBUSEUgV0lORFMgQVJFIEJMT1dJTkcKIExFVCBOTyBPTkUgU0FZIEkgRE9OJ1QKIEFMU08gQkxPVy4

Reggie. · 26-05-2018 09:36AM

Burning Tires wrote: »

Its better than the alternative.

Which is?

Reggie. · 26-05-2018 09:37AM

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I held up a court case by refusing to swear on a bible.
I told the court clerk I wouldn't take that book into my hand.
They'd to go off looking for an affirmation. When it wasn't to hand the judge was less than impressed. But they found it and I swore on the affirmation and that was that!

Ya awkward hoor

carrollsno1 · 26-05-2018 12:20PM

Referendum being commentated on over here on the news, great day for the parish.

patsy_mccabe · 26-05-2018 01:02PM

Have to admit, it's the first time I've been torn on which way to vote. Didn't make up my mind till I was standing over the ballot paper. It was the Doctors views that swung it for me.

wrangler · 26-05-2018 01:32PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Have to admit, it's the first time I've been torn on which way to vote. Didn't make up my mind till I was standing over the ballot paper. It was the Doctors views that swung it for me.

Which doctors, they were well split.
Be disappointing now if some of those paid out of our taxes don't now abide by the votes of the people

Mooooo · 26-05-2018 03:29PM

What I find gas is that so lot of people that would be all go on social media for this referendum or the marriage one etc and then half them wouldnt bother their ass voting in the general elections then, just seems a tad hypocritical

wrangler · 26-05-2018 05:17PM

Mooooo wrote: »

What I find gas is that so lot of people that would be all go on social media for this referendum or the marriage one etc and then half them wouldnt bother their ass voting in the general elections then, just seems a tad hypocritical

Country is run by civil servants, it doesn't matter much who we elect.
My experience of meetings with Government is that only one person in the delegation changes and the rest are as they were before change of government.
If you ever watched ''Yes Minister'' on the telly you'd get the gist of it.
Unfortunately when they make a cockup it's the Minster gets the boot instead of the person responsible......and so it goes on

ganmo · 26-05-2018 05:25PM

wrangler wrote: »

Country is run by civil servants, it doesn't matter much who we elect.
My experience of meetings with Government is that only one person in the delegation changes and the rest are as they were before change of government.
If you ever watched ''Yes Minister'' on the telly you'd get the gist of it.
Unfortunately when they make a cockup it's the Minster gets the boot instead of the person responsible......and so it goes on

Or the thick of it, 2 very funny programms

Burning Tires · 26-05-2018 07:01PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Which is?

Keeping the 8th. It was a brutalistic amendment

Mooooo · 26-05-2018 07:40PM

wrangler wrote: »

Country is run by civil servants, it doesn't matter much who we elect.
My experience of meetings with Government is that only one person in the delegation changes and the rest are as they were before change of government.
If you ever watched ''Yes Minister'' on the telly you'd get the gist of it.
Unfortunately when they make a cockup it's the Minster gets the boot instead of the person responsible......and so it goes on

I understand that but just voting at times when it's the "in" thing to do is a bollox imo.

whelan2 · 26-05-2018 07:42PM

Anyone going to watch the Liverpool game? All very nervous here

Mooooo · 26-05-2018 07:48PM

Country chorus is the sound of harvesters trailers and bulls roaring around here anyway the odd bird in between

Reggie. · 26-05-2018 08:48PM

wrangler wrote: »

Country is run by civil servants, it doesn't matter much who we elect.
My experience of meetings with Government is that only one person in the delegation changes and the rest are as they were before change of government.
If you ever watched ''Yes Minister'' on the telly you'd get the gist of it.
Unfortunately when they make a cockup it's the Minster gets the boot instead of the person responsible......and so it goes on

Not a truer word said. I see it daily

Reggie. · 26-05-2018 08:49PM

Burning Tires wrote: »

Keeping the 8th. It was a brutalistic amendment

Yes but do you realise what was voted in.

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