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[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think you only need one member of your party there these days and they put in a vote for the whole group (section 20.5).

But suspended people can't be included.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I don't either. Everyone should get to vote. I was reading about the Homosexual law reform the other day and surprised to see some members tried to make Parliament vote early to take advantage of the weather preventing others from attending. That shouldn't be a thing.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

such disdain

That's a thought crime.

Suspension is supposed to punish actual actions, that are breeches e.g. fistfights, criticising the speaker, stepping to someone and telling them to "stand up" for a fight, etc.

The physical actions currently being punished are not 7x worse than anything else on record (e.g. all the above).

As for disdain, it's also arguably disdainful to our democratic system to completely abandon the scale/tradition of punishments that have been handed out during the entire history of our Parliament.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

I hope it doesn't become the new normal going forward, like "under urgency" has.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I agree, the whole thing makes no sense.

Saving up for you kid, doesn’t equal not living at all; because the kid is also living the same life.

Well yes but "being poor is expensive" and in my experience some low-income people try to cushion children from that by saving up so that there are always funds for things like emergency healthcare or even big ticket items like braces, rather than letting them do all the middle class stuff and have no safety net.

Edit, but thinking about it, that doesn't make any sense given her emergency fund thing (which as you say is weirdly low).

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I do wish journalists didn't do this.

I remember an article a while back with a beneficiary complaining about not getting to buy much icecream.

It makes it sound like spoilt people whining over nothing, whereas plenty of people's wish list is mostly just nutritious food, medicine, or being warm enough.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's all relative!

I saw her salary and immediately went to check how to become a teacher if we ever get a cure (it would be hard to get my old career back, so I'm always thinking up ideas).

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

Maybe car maintenance and fuel costs?

Back when I was working every time someone on the same income as me was in financial trouble it turned out to be car-related or involve alcohol.

Either that or she's actually socking a huge amount into managed funds. She did say she is saving up for her kid.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, it was sad how that whole thing went down. Ernest was visionary, but protective and had health issues, and a couple of the people who wanted to help were kind of being dicks to him imo.

I feel like with the fediverse we are in the early stages of something that could be really powerful and amazing. Thanks for all you do with this corner of it!

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Report from today: they successfully hatched!!

So did another one from a chrysalis I hadn't even noticed as it's on a very scruffy tree that I thought had no caterpillars. I didn't get a photo because they must have hatched this morning and now won't keep still.

Hopefully they will get the memo that it's cold and not a lot to eat, and go and hibernate somewhere.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Oh that's a pity, I loved being able to follow mastodons via kbin. Kbin was written in php so probably just as niche as Lemmy but for the opposite reason?

I think the topics was why I thought Piefed was going to be more like kbin.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 month ago

I... do not know. I will go out there and report back.

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