Just because we don't like taxes or we don't like the speed limit or we don't like paying social security doesn't mean that we, the general public, can adapt the law to our means and not comply.
If Deputies Southern and Pitman are charged under the law and found guilty then he should resign and fight the election again in St. Helier No 2 district. Whether this calls into question the validity of the whole election for the St. Helier No 2. Clearly now two politicians have been charged they should not take their seats in the house anymore.
It doesn't matter that the law did not provide any help to the postal voters. The fact is that the law is as it is and if both Deputies Southern and Pitman did not like it they should have sought to get the law amended if they were re-elected or indeed should have sought to amend it prior to the election.
Questions that should be asked of the Deputies by both Channel TV and BBC are surely - "will you resign?" and "if not, why not?"
They should both do the honourable thing because if they stay they possibly damage local politics by snubbing the law. They could both stand in the ensuing by-election.
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What hypocrites these people are they are the first to shout and stamp if they think someone has erred in the smallest manner, they attack the role of the Bailiff when they themselves have no decent values and set an appalling example in manners, etiquette and best practice. It is a prime example of the general caliber of politicians that are in the States apart from the odd exception.
No wonder this Island is in such a mess.
There was a fatuous comment from Shona Pitman on the news where she likened her actions to those who fought racism in the USA in the 1960's - she is hardly Martin Luther King.
The law they broke isn't human rights compliant and is a stupid law in my opinion. All they did was actually help people at no self gain.
I'll put a cat amongst the pigeons here and ask why the AG is allowing this to go to court when for others in the Elite Establishment Party it might well have been deemed as not in the public interest to do so, seems more of a case of if your face fits to me.
Whether or not we deem the law to be human rights compliant or not they were members of the States when it was brought in - voted in by a majority - that is democracy - we all live by the law - just because we don't like a law doesn't mean we don't abide by it - if that was the case anarchy would prevail
Linda, you state "The law they broke isn't human rights compliant and is a stupid law in my opinion. All they did was actually help people at no self gain."
The fair and democratic course of action would have been for appropriate carer to assist the persons concerned to complete the form. Not two candidates standing to manke an annual pecuniary gain of £43,000 each.
How many postal votes were there in No 2 St Helier election? 80 or 100? Subtract those that were never returned and those that will inevitably have been deemed spoilt for technical reasons. How many voted in total? 1060. Conclusion - postal votes will not win the election.
The JDA won the elections because they were organised - better organised than the Establishment candidate – an “independent” with money. Three canvassing collectively is going to be more effective at close quarters..
A vindictive and narrow minded PPC changed the law to hang the JDA. It was an overtly political change. The Establishment does not want people to vote; it does not want working class voters to vote. During the debate in the House Senator Stuart Syvret perceptively described PPC's actions as "class warfare".
What can I say - cheat by voting early and voting often - but forget the postals. Alternatively, get out, nock the doors and win that way - legitimately.
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