#2 for Independent Group D (NSW), Nick Folkes, responds to our question list

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#2 on the ticket for NSW Independent Group D, Nick Folkes, responded :

“1.What are your thoughts on asylum seekers?
Illegal boat people are asylum shoppers and should be deported immediately whether they are processed offshore or on Australian soil. These illegal boat people have flouted Australian law, paid organised criminal gangs to gain access to Australia and its treasure chest of perpetual entitlements.

Since the dreaded day Labor took office back in Nov. 2007 over 150 boats carrying over 7,000 illegal boat people have arrived in Australia. Due to Labor’s Minister of Immigration, Chris Evans cancelling temporary bridging visas and issuing permanent visas instead, this act of treachery has opened the floodgates to illegal boat people and smugglers.

Labor tabled the cancellation of detention debt in the Senate; Family First, Nick Xenophon and Judith Troeth of the Liberals crossed the floor and voted with Labor ending detention debt. Coupled with the Pacific Solution being abolished Australia ended iron bars policy for illegal boat people and rolled out the red carpet – a disgrace.

Illegal asylum shoppers arrive in Indonesia with their passports and identification but choose to lose these documents before before entering Australian waters illegally. Over 70% of these illegal boat people have no paperwork and use fabricated stories to coerce their way into Australia. They are criminals and should be treated as such. It costs the Australian taxpayer over $82,000 to process each illegal. The illegal’s then have access to welfare, free medical, free education, preferential housing and the right to bring their families in which puts further strain on the nation’s finances. How dare Labor give preferential treatment to illegal’s while neglecting our own Australian people living in hardship and poverty – this action by Gillard, Rudd and Evans is racist against the Australian people.

2. What are your thoughts on public transport?

Public transport in most Australian cities and towns is third world. Successive State / Federal Liberal and Labor administrations have under- invested in public transport which has resulted in antiquated infrastructure. I fully support the idea of the Federal Govt. being more involved in assisting the States with infrastructure funding and planning but not when Labor is involved. The Labor Party on a State and Federal level has proven to be incapable of management, planning or public consultation. The Government of the day should offer more subsidies to private companies to invest in public transport; private companies usually offer better management and could help lower costs.

Also the best and cheapest way to alleviate the pressures on public transport is to implement a zero-net immigration policy. It is no wonder that our public infrastructure is not keeping pace with population growth when you consider that in calendar year 2008 over 301,000 net migrants settled, in 2009 over 279,000 net migrants settled and this calendar year will also be beyond previous figures – this is unsustainable and has reduced our standard of living considerably. It is not just our public transport that is suffering but the Australian family is being pushed to the brink as living costs spiral out of control due to high levels of immigration.

3. What are your thoughts on renewable energy?

Renewable energy can play a small part in supplying the grid but it is suicidal and infantile to suggest solar and wind will replace coal powered electricity generation. At most solar and wind would be able to supply the grid with up to 25% of electricity needs. Renewable energy is intermittent and can’t be relied upon for base load power generation plus the cost is steep compared to fossil fuels.

The Greens and other anarchist Socialist parties would like to see a low carbon future where infant mortality skyrockets, life expectancy decreases, industry ceases and cave dwelling is the norm. We have low carbon economies in the world, notably in Africa and parts of Asia and the standard of living is dreadful. Spain is often held up as a Socialist Green economy with heavy regulations on carbon emissions. These ridiculous restrictions on industry have helped push up Spain’s unemployment rate to nearly 19% of the workforce.

Carbon is the currency of life and there is absolutely nothing wrong with using black Australian coal to generate electricity. A nuclear energy industry should be established without delay.

4. Do you support or oppose the introduction of the R18+ rating classification for video games?

Yes. I think many video games are too violent for our kids. Violent video games do produce side effects where teenagers are more likely to resort to violence as they see this sort of anti-social behaviour as acceptable.

5.Do you support or oppose the proposed Internet filter?

I definitely do not support the proposed Internet filter. This is one more way for the Fabians within the Labor Party to control the flow of information. Senator Conroy uses ‘child pornography’ as an excuse as to why mandatory Internet filtering should be implemented, to stop perverts accessing this material over the net. I think child pornography is disgusting and anyone caught should be severely punished for his or her actions. Labor wants to introduce China like censorship and deem what is appropriate and inappropriate, so in other words any dissent, opposition or criticism of ALP on the net would not be tolerated. The flow of information should remain uninterrupted.

6.Do you support or oppose gay marriage?

I do not support gay marriage. Marriage is an institution between a man and a woman and should stay that way. There are many in society including Gillard, Abbott and Wong who do not support gay marriage also including notable gay identities. Most institutionalised discrimination against gays has been removed in Australia. This issue is not just about gay marriage but about adoption and surrogacy rights for gay couples.

I believe gays should count themselves fortunate to live in an open secular Australia. Gay people should be very worried at Labor/Liberal/Greens continual pandering and appeasement of Muslims esp. considering that Muslims want to implement sharia law in Australia. Under sharia law it would be permissible to persecute and even stone gays to death for their lifestyle.

7. What are your thoughts on abortion?

Personally I not support abortion and find late term abortion very disagreeable. Women and also men in particular should practice sex safe to avoid these consequences. Abortion should never be accepted as a form of contraception.

8. Do you support or oppose the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia?

Difficult question as there are many ethical issues surrounding euthanasia. Personally I do support voluntary euthanasia for terminally ill cancer patients.

9. What are your thoughts on stem cells research?

I do support stem cell research. I have a sister, Emma with severe cerebral palsy; she is unable to feed herself, suffers from slurred speech, sits in a wheelchair most of the day and suffers from fits due to depleting muscles and low oxygen levels in cerebrum. My mother cares for her 24/7 and it is heartbreaking to see my sister in this condition. She still jokes and wants to marry despise her severe disability. Emma is one of the people in my life that gives me strength to carry on and be involved in politics and fight for the justice of all disabled people and their Carers. It makes me sick to know Liberal and esp. Labor couldn’t care less about the welfare of the least fortunate people in our society, they are too interested in special interest groups and giving preferential treatment to foreigners.

10. What are your thoughts on education?

The current state of Education is clearly failing Australian students. The Education Department has become a hotbed of radical leftism, which has resulted in the slow destruction of learning and replaced it with indoctrination. We need to rid the Education Dept. of Communist thought so our children grow up in a creative, open and impartial learning environment.

Many Australian parents would like to home school their children and this is something I support when done properly. Currently it costs the tax payer approx. $12.500 per year per student in the public system, $7,000 a year per student in the private system so I think there is scope for funding a monetary credit system for home schooling parents.

Tertiary education has become the domain of the wealthy and foreign. The Federal Government short-changes our Universities and TAFES so they have become dependent on foreign students, this is wrong. Australian Universities and Colleges need to be funded properly so there is no need
to go offshore for students. Factually speaking our Universities have dropped their standards to accommodate foreign students. Our Universities and TAFES have become visa factories.

11. What are your thoughts on campaign finance disclosure?

This is a necessary part of being involved in the political process. I do believe the EFA should be more understanding with minor political parties and Independents as financial resources are low.

12. What are your thoughts on climate change?

The biggest lie ever created in our modern era. The climate changes every day but anthropogenic climate change is an orchestrated attempt by the IPCC, Al Gore and the Chicago Climate Exchange to destroy commerce and make large amounts of money in the process. What happened to ‘global warming’? How can you argue with “climate change” as the climate changes every day naturally in a cyclical manner.

It is another lie to claim that Co2 is a pollutant and causing irreversible damage to our weather patterns and environment. Greenhouse gases makes up less than 1% of our atmosphere and water vapour is the major greenhouse gas at approx. 95% of 1% of atmospheric greenhouse gases. Out of the 1% of atmospheric greenhouse gases only 3.5% is Co2 and out of this 3.5% only 3% is anthropogenic. Only an insane person would subscribe to the bankrupted thought that anthropogenic Co2 is the main source of negligible Co2 increases in our atmosphere. This is a scam and slowly unfolding as the greatest threat to development. The whole industry should be shut down with Al Gore, Bob Brown, Wong and Rajendra Pacchauri being locked away for crimes against humanity.

Do not vote Labor or the Greens this Federal election or any election for that matter, as they are economic vandals. If re-elected with the anarchists Greens controlling the Senate we will see an ETS implemented – the greatest tax and price increases in living history with increased poverty. As Lenin once said, “tell a lie often enough and it becomes truth” – anthropogenic climate change is a LIE!

13. What are your thoughts on water?

Water belongs to the people of Australia and should never have been marketised. Successive Governments have sold our sovereignty to foreign interests, this is yet another example of Labor and Liberal not doing things in the national interest. I believe the national interest should always be put first and selling off water to foreign Corporations is treasonous. Food and water are intimately connected and our hard working Australian farmers need all the support we can give them esp. on this issue. We also do not harvest water and instead it is dumped in the ocean – what a waste. Water trading should end by reversing marketisation of water; it belongs to the public trust.

14. Do you support or oppose standing order 50?

I do support Parliament maintaining standing order 50. Great men and women of Judeo-Christian backgrounds and principles founded this great nation of Australia and we should be naturally proud of this fact.
In my opinion prayer is beneficial and strengthens the soul.

15. Are there any local issues you are trying to highlight with your campaign?

Yes, opposition to Clover Moore’s disgraceful cycle way project which is butchering the City and surrounding suburbs and roads. Clover Moore does not own the City. She is out of control on this issue and is acting like a Dictator by not consulting residents or business owners. She plans over 200 km’s of cycle ways with a budget of about $80 million. This money should be invested in expanding the Inner West light rail link to the City. This is yet another example of pandering to special interest groups over needs of the majority.

16. Though group-voting tickets have not been submitted yet, do you have an idea on where your preferences will be going?

Darrin Hodges & Nick Folkes Group D gave preferences to LDP, David Barker, DLP, One Nation, Climate Sceptics and CDP.

Darrin Hodges, NSW Spokesman of the Australian Protectionist Party and Nick Folkes, Sydney Organiser of the Australian Protectionist Party are running as Independent Nominees this Federal election.

The Australian Protectionist Party lodged our AEC political party registration nearly 4 months ago. Due to the early election being called political registration was put on hold by the AEC. We will be registered as a Federal political party after the Federal election 2010.

We welcome any enquiries regarding new members, possible Candidates or Aussie resistance fighters, pls. Contact:

Nick Folkes
Mobile 0417-679972
Email protectionist.nick.folkes@gmail.com

Darrin Hodges
Mobile 0431-739260
Email nsw.protectionist@gmail.com

Written by Nick Folkes
3rd August 2010.”