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Originally Posted by Paul M
I did read it thanks.
Clearly you need glasses ;
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Why so aggressive?
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by voting for a party, they do support the major policy decisions by implication
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if you don't support a party's strategic policies, don't vote for it.
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you then replied:
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Voting for X or Y does not in any way mean you support all of their policies
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I never said this which is why I suggested you re-read my post.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_(politics)
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The concept of a government having a legitimate mandate to govern via the fair winning of a democratic election is a central idea of representative democracy. New governments who attempt to introduce policies that they did not make public during an election campaign are said not to have a legitimate mandate to implement such policies.
Elections, especially ones with a large margin of victory, are often said to give the newly elected government or elected official an implicit mandate to put into effect certain policies.[2] When a government seeks re-election they may introduce new policies as part of the campaign and are hoping for approval from the voters, and say they are seeking a "new mandate".
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As I said before, I am not talking about all policies. I am talking about the strategic policies a party puts in its manifesto.
If you don't like them, don't vote for the party. If you do vote for the party, don't complain when they implement these policies.