Julian Assange running for senate (1 Viewer)

[Rixon]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-13/assange-confirms-bid-for-senate-seat/4424906

 

[Delta Education]

Trouble is that senators need to be able to attend a minimum number of sessions which I can't see happening unless his current position changes dramatically.

 

[Rafy]

Trouble is that senators need to be able to attend a minimum number of sessions which I can't see happening unless his current position changes dramatically.

If a casual vacancy was to arrise his senate seat would be filled by a nominee of his party. You'd still have a Wikileaks Senator. Presumably if and when Assange became able to take the seat, his replacement would resign and the party would nominate him to fill the casual vacancy.

 

[Blue Suede]

My reaction gif was valid!

I worry about his motivations in choosing to run and whether recognition of his name will automatically bring people to vote for him purely out of a sense of familiarity, rather than voters actually voting in accordance with what the party is running for. Though I guess there are some pretty clear connections between the name and what he stands for.

 

[Lolsmith]

Wouldn't election to the senate give him some sort of diplomatic immunity overseas?

wasn't this the whole point of him running for the senate