“Tiny” Tim Wilson has managed to shut down the political freedom of his constituents:
Independent Zoe Daniel has appealed against a council ruling that political signs cannot be erected until the election is called, arguing it is inconsistent with its own advice and neighbouring councils which have allowed Josh Frydenberg signs.
On Friday the Bayside City Council reversed its position on the sign stoush in the Goldstein electorate, ruling in favour of the Liberal MP Tim Wilson, who complained Daniel’s signs had been erected prematurely.
The council now claims that because the House of Representatives election is not technically due until 3 September, signs put up before 3 June are unlawful – until the election is called.
What kind of libertarianism is this? “Tiny” Tim has spent his entire career inside the sheltered workshop of LNP think tanks and political patronage. He recently supported the persecution of gay and trans children bill, spent years arguing against the science of climate change and has now shut down political freedom of expression.
“Tiny” Tim claims to be a libertarian and “modern liberal”:
Libertarianism (from French: libertaire, “libertarian”; from Latin: libertas, “freedom”) is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value.[1] Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, minimize the state; emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association.[2] Libertarians share a skepticism of authority and state power, but some libertarians diverge on the scope of their opposition to existing economic and political systems.
But by his actions, “Tiny” Tim looks a lot more like a self-serving tax-payer sponge prepared to compromise all principles to avoid making his way in the real world.
Libertarian and “modern liberal”, my butt.
