Thoughts: Pell & Hell

I think we were all shocked to see Cardinal Pell's intervention in the NSW vote for Stem Cell research. Questions have been raised whether or not he should be charged with making a threat against a sitting member so as to influence their vote - an offence in all states in OZ.

So here's my two bob's worth on the issue:

• If it was a threat, then he should be charged.
• Mr Pell seems to think that the MPs are voting for themselves and ignoring the fact that they are in fact voting as proxy for the citizens in their electorate. I for one would be aghast that my MP was putting his personal beliefs ahead of the wishes of the electorate.
• If this sort of thing is to continue, then perhaps we need to take these decisions out of the hands of the MPs and return it to the people by way of referendum. I'd like to see him work his smarmy ways on a bunch of anonymous voters...