The collapsed dwarf star that was once the British Empire has decided that, if you've finally hit social bedrock by digging yourself a very deep hole, you may as well grab a shovel and aim for the center of the fucking earth.
The government is quietly working, as they often do, on making the idea of disenfranchising voters based on their subjective opinion palatable to the masses. After all, if you call them "trolls", it must be true right?
Guess who gets to decide if you are a troll?
I'm actually for substantial increases in abuse received by politicials, so this is a real non-starter for me.
In a weak attempt to justify this "trial balloon", election "officials say many offences under electoral law date back to the 1800s or earlier."
I say, great! Everyone is clamoring for things from the 1800's. Let's bring back death for horse-thieves, debtor's prison, and smallpox while we're at it.
Can we disenfranchise the whole commission for this?
Let's be brutally honest with the harsh reality, here. Is anyone, let alone a politician, that looks like this going to be able to go online without being trolled?
No, the answer is no. Citation: 4 chan.
Maybe you shouldn't be a public figure if you are planning to cry to the Electoral Commission when someone says something mean about you.
Developing the confidence that would allow you to do this should be a politician pre-requisite.
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