Jacqui Lambie Has Started Her Own Political Party And It’s Simultaneously Quite Nice And Completely Revolting

Ebola-infected ISIS terrorists, beware! Former Palmer United Party Senator/dick enthusiast Jacqui Lambie has graduated to Democracy Level Two and decided to form her own political party. Lambie has applied to register a party called the Jacqui Lambie Network (which would make a hell of a late-night shopping channel if nothing else), and will start out by running candidates for the Senate in the 2016 federal election.

Lambie joins South Australian independent Nick Xenophon, mining billionaire Clive Palmer, angry bulldog Bob Katter, pioneering racist Pauline Hanson and rich old man Dick Smith in forming a political party solely based on her personality and public profile, a move which the Palmer United Party proved is definitely a sustainable long-term proposition that won’t backfire on its founder at all. Most would-be political parties need to declare 500 paid-up members before they can be properly registered, but Lambie gets a free pass because she’s already in the Senate and you’re not the boss of her, Dad.

As has become a bit of a theme with Jacqui Lambie, some of the Network’s signature policies seem pretty alright, like conscience votes “on all moral and ethical issues,” dedicated indigenous seats in Parliament, a “Robin Hood tax” and a focus on veteran’s rights. All of which is very nice, until you get to the part about The Muslims:

Lambie’s weird obsession with Sharia law, halal food and Islam in general is pretty well-documented by now, as is the fact that she’s not super up on what Sharia law actually is. It’s also going to be a little awkward when newly-inducted JLN members actually read that Australian Constitution they so solemnly pledge to uphold and find the bit about freedom of religion, but that’s a conversation for another day.