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We call them Double dissolutions in Australia. It happened once.
In many countries, failure to pass a budget triggers a new election
Like Canada.
And it is in danger of happening soon
Not really. Forcing an election now would result in pretty much the exact same outcome. All the parties know it. Worst that will happen is the Green and NDP abstain, the Cons will vote against, and it will pass.
Depends on the consequences of failing to pass a budget. If you just keep using last year’s, it’s fine.
You're so close to realizing that you don't have a government that represents you, or it's citizens in general. It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Who's going to make them give up power?
Disagree, but only because I think there should be non-negotiable items in the budget, including paying your workforce.
By what?
Also, that would be motivation to pass bad budgets that nobody agrees on.
Going off the example of other nations, the previously agreed budget allocations (from a prior year).
Special elections could be invoked if there is complete deadlock, but that is unlikely to be a successful policy outside of nations that already have it.
Order is an illusion. Fear is a sin. Chaos is God. Instead of trying to control the wave, people need to learn how to ride the wave. That wave never crashes And if they try to stop it it creates a hell.
Hell will grow stronger the more they try to control and contain. That's a universal natural law.
I like drugs too. Good times man. Good times.
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2025
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