Has Clive Palmer gone loco?

[noco]

I think Lambie has to tread very carefully with Palmer......If she resigns from the PUP she may find she will be replaced by another person of Palmer's liking......maybe his wife......I believe there is some legality that might take place here.

If she is sacked by Palmer, she may have the right to go independent.

I picked this up somewhere from some article...I will try to locate it it.

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/...why_lambie_wont_quit_although_she_really_has/

Here’s one possible reason Lambie won’t take that final step against a man infamous for dragging poorer people off to court:

It has also been made clear to Senator Lambie that if she quits the party she could face expensive legal action aimed at kicking her out of the Senate and replacing her with another PUP senator.

Senators are allowed to quit their parties and sit as independents. Any legal action would most likely fail in the long run, but not before it potentially bankrupted Senator Lambie, which would disqualify her from Parliament.

“She hasn’t got a cent as it is,” one PUP source said.

 

[Julia]

You are amplifying my point, noco. I'm sure Ms Lambie is well aware of the potential dangers.

I'd be on Clive's side if it came to this. She has joined his party and was voted in (never mind by how few) as a representative of PUP, not because of herself as an individual.

Her personal obsessions and level of anger and outrage are rendering her unsuitable for any public office imo.

 

[drsmith]

If Clive Palmer could have sacked her and retained the senate seat, he would have done so by now. She won't go of her own accord because if Mark Arbib is any guide, she'll lose the seat.

On 2 March 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that Carr would be nominated to fill a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate caused by the resignation of Mark Arbib. This term would expire on 30 June 2014.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carr

It's effectively a stalemate.

 

[Julia]

If Clive Palmer could have sacked her and retained the senate seat, he would have done so by now. She won't go of her own accord because if Mark Arbib is any guide, she'll lose the seat.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carr

It's effectively a stalemate.

Is it the same if she were still to remain a senator, just independent instead of PUP member?

 

[SirRumpole]

Of course another alternative is that Clive himself gets fed up and leaves the party, and the rest then elect Lambie as leader.

Stranger things have happened.

 

[drsmith]

Is it the same if she were still to remain a senator, just independent instead of PUP member?

She can vacate the senate seat and it stay with the party as Mark Arbib did without an election. I'm not sure as to whether she can quit the party and retain the seat.

She hasn't quit the party for a reason.

 

[drsmith]

Of course another alternative is that Clive himself gets fed up and leaves the party, and the rest then elect Lambie as leader.

Stranger things have happened.

The question that comes to my mind is why has a so-called mining billionaire has taken such an interest in politics.

In his case, it's the last refuge of a failing businessman.

 

[Julia]

Of course another alternative is that Clive himself gets fed up and leaves the party, and the rest then elect Lambie as leader.

Stranger things have happened.

I can't see the other two choosing Lambie. They have both criticised her current position of voting against all government legislation.

Clive just walking away seems more possible. His world is crumbling in all directions. I might start to believe in karma.

 

[Knobby22]

She can vacate the senate seat and it stay with the party as Mark Arbib did without an election. I'm not sure as to whether she can quit the party and retain the seat.

She hasn't quit the party for a reason.

She said she made a verbal promise to Palmer saying she would not quit the party during her term. She intimated that she would willingly accept Palmer releasing her from this promise.

 

[sptrawler]

She said she made a verbal promise to Palmer saying she would not quit the party during her term. She intimated that she would willingly accept Palmer releasing her from this promise.

I'm upset, because I didn't have a Lambie standing up for tradesmen not getting CPI wage rises, during the Hawke/ Keating wages accord.

The one thing for sure the union reps, F###ing didn't.

Why can't Ricky Muir, from the 'Motoring enthusiast party, refuse to back legislation untill mechanics get a pay rise?

What is going on, it smacks of discimination, against non ADF workers.

 

[Tisme]

She said she made a verbal promise to Palmer saying she would not quit the party during her term. She intimated that she would willingly accept Palmer releasing her from this promise.

yes she could hardly be vocal about sticking by her army chums and then betraying her semper fidelis, could she

Clive has her on a moral leash.

 

[dutchie]

Memo from Jacqui Lambie to Clive Palmer:

Thanks for the money Clive, now p#ss off!

 

[Bintang]

Clive Palmer accuses Jacqui Lambie of lying and plotting to set up her own political party

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...ical-party-20141119-11q0iv.html#ixzz3JVOr51Yw

It's probably not a bad idea to set up a new party. How can any of these clowns continue to be members of a party that calls itself the Palmer United Party. The very name is almost oxymoronic. At the very least it has become a contradiction in terms.

 

[drsmith]

The following isn't a bad read on the unfolding Lambie/PUP saga.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-...esnt-want-to-stay-doesnt-want-to-quit/5902816

 

[Julia]

Ms Lambie doesn't deserve the title of Senator. She is behaving like a stupid teenager. So she votes on legislation which subsequently passes. Then , belatedly, she has a bit of a think about it (read "is subjected to sustained pressure by Labor and the Greens) and so says "oh goodness, I was wrong there, so I demand the parliament junk that legislation so that my hysterical irrationality can hold sway".

What a complete crock.

She needs to be dumped from more than just PUP. My money is on Clive in this particular stoush, much as I detest him also.

 

[sptrawler]

Ms Lambie doesn't deserve the title of Senator. She is behaving like a stupid teenager. So she votes on legislation which subsequently passes. Then , belatedly, she has a bit of a think about it (read "is subjected to sustained pressure by Labor and the Greens) and so says "oh goodness, I was wrong there, so I demand the parliament junk that legislation so that my hysterical irrationality can hold sway".

What a complete crock.

She needs to be dumped from more than just PUP. My money is on Clive in this particular stoush, much as I detest him also.

Actually blackmailing parliamentary process, to extort a pay rise for a sector of the workforce.
It is even more 'out there', than the Labor Party.lol

Can't wait to see what happens, if Labor get in, owing her a favour.

 

[Calliope]

Senator Lazarus says he loves Jacqui Lambi but he can't understand why she doesn't return the love. Remember Lambi judges men by how well they are hung. She now has had time to evaluate Clive and The Brick and has found them sadly lacking in that department. The only thing well hung about them is their beer bellies which obscure their other tiny appendages.

 

[drsmith]

At one point, she seemed to suggest she would not form her own party, saying "that would be an overload for me".

She said she would spend the weekend in Tasmania consulting her constituents and mentors.

"I'll make a decision from there early next week," she said.

What's Jacqui planning ?

It now seems there's only one choice she can make with PUP.

I can't see Labor showing any interest. She's already declared she'll vote against all government measures in the senate over defence pay. As for the non-PUP independent senators, they should consider that if Clive's money isn't enough to hold her............

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...with-palmer-united-party-20141120-11qbkb.html

 

[noco]

What's Jacqui planning ?

It now seems there's only one choice she can make with PUP.

I can't see Labor showing any interest. She's already declared she'll vote against all government measures in the senate over defence pay. As for the non-PUP independent senators, they should consider that if Clive's money isn't enough to hold her............

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...with-palmer-united-party-20141120-11qbkb.html

Doc, she says she will spend the weekend consulting with the people of Tasmania......Will someone remind her that she is just one of six senators in Tasmania and she is really a servant of the state government and should be consulting with the state government as well as the people of Tasmania....If she continues to make self interest decisions instead of the Tasmanian requirements then she is not doing her job and deserves to be kicked out..

 

[boofhead]

Doc, she says she will spend the weekend consulting with the people of Tasmania......Will someone remind her that she is just one of six senators in Tasmania and she is really a servant of the state government and should be consulting with the state government as well as the people of Tasmania....If she continues to make self interest decisions instead of the Tasmanian requirements then she is not doing her job and deserves to be kicked out..

She is one of 12 Tasmanian senators. I'm not sure about other states but generally there is a strong point of difference between state based politics and those representing the state federally.