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"Had you asked me a few years ago, I would have fallen well on the republican side. Now, I'm not so sure. I'm beginning to think the system we have serves us better."
https://view.mc.austcommunitymedia.com.au/?vawpToken=CC3X7ZTZNLDURNVWXI7PY6DDRE.110056
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Australia’s republican future faces a Trump-sized foreign threat
As Donald Trump reshapes America int…
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The dangerous farce now in the USA should end the argument and preclude the option of having an elected President of Australia in the future republic.
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CW: The article's text.
@MsDropbear42
Thank you, but you need not have taken the trouble. The SMH is redolent with overt bias and, well, not worth reading. But one para caught my attention. From the onset, let me say she is not one of my favourite politician, however:“voters have ranked Victorian senator Lidia Thorpe as the least likeable in federal politics, giving her a net rating of minus 41 per cent after her protest in Parliament House during the visit of King Charles in October.” (Source SMH)
I admire her courage to 1) tell it like it is in a Parliament which insists on a Christian religious ritual when it opens (the lord’s prayer) in spite of the fact not all members are of a christian denomination, 2) to hurl home truths at the face of a Colonial royal 3) in a Parliament which mandates subservience to a foreign constitutional monarchy 4) in a House that belongs to ‘all’ citizen, not all of whom are royalists - that takes real guts. And I’d die on this hill.
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@fixatedpersonsunit
Gawd… how hard can it be to renounce colonialism, build an equitable and equal society for all who live on this borrowed land while recognising First Nations sovereignty? F** the monarchy..Parliament should be the ‘people’s house’, ALL of the people’s house. And in that house ‘truths’ should be heard and listened to.
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The great Australian debate wasn’t so much a lost opportunity as a deliberate watering down of a great idea by those with vested interests in the current system and the most likely to lose something from the changes it could have brought about.
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@abcfeeds
Let theCourts decide whether a lawfully elected anti-monarchist member can sit in Parliament or not! The Parliamentary Oath is UNDEMOCRATIC. -
Her #moxy is bloody marvelous.
Nobody ever changed bullshit systems by asking politely. And, what's more Australian than telling a rich Englishman to fuck off?
Not my King!
Not my King!
Not my King!
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@guardian_bot
As much as I do not support her politics, I give her 10 out of 10 for saying the quiet bit out load. We don’t want a King of any kind but especially not from a colonial Royal House. -
And Kerr was an example of a Governor General under (reportedly) heavy pressure @Old_IT_geek
No system is perfect. Removing a level of oversight is not likely to be an improvement.It probably is time for a rewrite of our Constitution (it was compiled in the 19th century, after all) but just throwing bits out because we can't understand what they do is not at all wise.
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"I can’t see a good reason for it";
is advocating change on the basis of what you don't understand a rational position @kentparkstreet1 ? Name a nation without a Head of State. If you can't, then contemplate why. Before advocating change, make sure to comprehend what you're changing.The Swiss and Australian models are products of our histories. Theirs is based largely on the US model, which the framers of our Constitution examined, then largely rejected.
The founders of the Commonwealth of Australia saw a need for oversight of the elected government. At the time, British Monarchy was an obvious choice (bearing in mind that Australia's Head of State is the Monarch, not the Governor General). That really hasn't worked very well since Menzies' day, but nobody's come up with a credible alternative.
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According to Google, there's no nation in the world that doesn't have a Head of State @kentparkstreet1
Do you reckon there might be a good reason for that? -
Inasmuch as it's written into our Constitution @kentparkstreet1 there is a "legal requirement". As for why, I reckon the US is an object lesson. Their Head of Government (President) serves as Head of State. How well that's working, I'll leave for you to contemplate.
For mine, I reckon we need something to scrutinise and if necessary foil our elected representatives. That's one of the putative roles of the Head of State. Involving the courts is an attractive idea, but the resultant politicisation is not.
The role of Governor General is not working as (apparently) envisaged by the framers of our Constitution. Would abolishing even that nominal oversight be an improvement?
If our Democracy was infallible, then it might be. That's a big IF!
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Involving the courts was your idea @kentparkstreet1
https://theblower.au/@kentparkstreet1@mastodon.online/113297176524244061
so you're in a better position to answer that than I.You mentioned it in relation to Whitlam, so that's one. The GG also gives assent to legislation, so that's another.
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@kentparkstreet1
A nation needs a Head of State, if only for ceremonial purposes and to counterbalance the Head of Government. The US is an example of what happens when the Head of Government serves as Head of State.We need a mechanism to deal with a misbehaving government. For me, that's the most important role of a Head of State. How can we do that, while guarding against outside interference (as, possibly, with the Whitlam dismissal)?
The only alternative I can see is the occasional revolution or coup d'etat. The question then becomes how to choose our Head of State.
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I am horrified that the Australian press are reporting on a visit from a gardener and his wife from the UK.
Let this insanity end, now. Bring on an #AustralianRepublic
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So what's on at the Coronation Hotel, Portland NSW?
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The wealthy English people look ridiculous, like they are at a fancy dress party. Time to end the nonsense! #AustralianRepublic
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The coronation looks like a deeply sinister exercise of unaccountable power. Who taught the English that they need such a ruler? And how will they free themselves when they don't even value freedom?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/03/metropolitan-police-live-facial-recognition-in-crowds-at-king-charles-coronation#CoronationClampdown #Republic #HumanRights #AustralianRepublic
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Letter reveals that King Charles III supported the removal of Gough Whitlam in 1975
'What you did last year was right and the courageous thing to do - and most Australians seemed to endorse your decision when it came to the point,' Charles wrote
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CW: History podcast plug
A new episode of In Those Days is out today (after a break of over a year, whoops).
Christina Adams and I are joined by husband of the pod, Lincoln Turner. We discuss Lincoln's grandfather's letters to the editor, published in the Canberra Times in the '60s and '70s and digitised in #Trove.
Was really fun talking about Major Eugene Milton Sanchez who was a big character who had big adventures.
It was also great to record in State Library Victoria's podcast studio - it's so nice in there and it's free! Almost don't want to tell people about it, because everyone will be there.
https://inthosedays.transistor.fm/episodes/grandfathers-letters-to-the-editor
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