tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post7323011203502848570..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: Voting Time...Mulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-71465226061685083002010-05-07T11:28:11.994+01:002010-05-07T11:28:11.994+01:00Well I suppose teacher knows best...Well I suppose teacher knows best...Patrick Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995907911415177074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-77825715832308656312010-05-06T18:29:57.682+01:002010-05-06T18:29:57.682+01:00There is a candidate for Basildon who has changed ...There is a candidate for Basildon who has changed his name by deed poll to Above, Noneofthe. He in fact is at the top of the ballot paper which is arranged in alphabetical order of surname.FatherTFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451700981977182260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-71142996309529048222010-05-06T16:29:18.426+01:002010-05-06T16:29:18.426+01:00I said nothing about the "right" to vote...I said nothing about the "right" to vote. I pointed out that the Catechism states quite clearly that we have a DUTY to vote.<br /><br />Whatever you (or I) personally think about democracy, or the various parties, is unimportant. What the Church <i>teaches</i> is what matters.Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-59029884537447442422010-05-06T16:08:22.296+01:002010-05-06T16:08:22.296+01:00The "right" to vote really ought to enco...The "right" to vote really ought to encompass the right not to vote, otherwise it is entirely devoid of meaning. What people who bang on and on about this "right" really mean is that if you do not vote (for whatever reason) you have no right to complain about the government. I do not vote, whatever modern teaching might say, because I find the whole democratic process abusive and untraditional. Kingship is the best form of government and reflects the celestial hierarchy better than oligarchies or democracies ever will; democracy merely subverts authority, whereas Nature is hierarchical. Nobody has any right to complain about authority, in whatever form, since God created the authority; God even called Nabuchodonosor "servus meus".<br /><br />Love your neighbour, render unto Caesar that which is his (taxes) and obey the Law - this is all that is required of us -at any rate, this seems to me to be far more praiseworthy than choosing which squabbling secular party is the least inherently evil...Patrick Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995907911415177074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-72857218419424026042010-05-06T15:24:08.910+01:002010-05-06T15:24:08.910+01:00If only we could have 'None of the Above' ...If only we could have 'None of the Above' as some American ballot papers do . . . I think some politicians might be surprised to discover how popular they <i>weren't</i> !Dominic Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514722976964423091noreply@blogger.com