A Political Question (188)
Faithe: I usually dont comment on politics. But l like having the queen as head of state. I think a President would have to much power and who would elect them in us voters or the policial party that won the elecetion? They could stack the deck far too easily. I think it is a far fairer system to have the Govener General who has no policital connections.
I wouldnt mind a republic if Im made president. If Im not the president then I dont care who rules.
robplum: We already had a referendum on it and the answer was a loud and clear NO
Change for the sake of change is i think crazy, who would you have as President Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Bob Bown, Goff Whitlen, what on earth are you talking about AA, why can't you accept the will of the people which said NO
but we have allot more Asylum seekers now that would love to blow the fark out good old UK.Change for the sake of change is i think crazy, who would you have as President Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Bob Bown, Goff Whitlen, what on earth are you talking about AA, why can't you accept the will of the people which said NO
tonyxf: I wouldnt mind a republic if Im made president. If Im not the president then I dont care who rules.
I'd vote for you
tonyxf: I wouldnt mind a republic if Im made president. If Im not the president then I dont care who rules.
You know what they say Tony “every inch is a king and foot is a ruler.” 
Faithe: I usually dont comment on politics. But l like having the queen as head of state. I think a President would have to much power and who would elect them in us voters or the policial party that won the elecetion? They could stack the deck far too easily. I think it is a far fairer system to have the Govener General who has no policital connections.
I Agree with you Faithe. I like the idea of a remote, (almost) powerless, unelected figurehead as the head of government. She is almost like a circuit breaker incase the government blows up - something we saw in last years election.
This is a slight hang up I have with the greens, other wise I'm liking a lot about what the greens stand for (or at least said they stood for.)
robplum: We already had a referendum on it and the answer was a loud and clear NO
I cant understand the difference, but I do know that we have 1 real dud political system and any change whatever be better that the crap we have now. Julia not doin too good without majority so who will I vote for Tony?? Im not mad.I like the Queen also... she has devoted her life to the commonwealth, and I admire her immensely...
If we were as strict on ourselves as she has been to herself, and true to ourselves as she has been... now that would be something.
Long live the Queen.
If we were as strict on ourselves as she has been to herself, and true to ourselves as she has been... now that would be something.
Long live the Queen.
AgentAjax: but we have allot more Asylum seekers now that would love to blow the fark out good old UK.
I think it is sickening to watch politicians take office and swear to uphold the constitution and in the next breath express there wish to get rid of our head of state, bloody two faced liars
Merriweather: I like the Queen also... she has devoted her life to the commonwealth, and I admire her immensely...
If we were as strict on ourselves as she has been to herself, and true to ourselves as she has been... now that would be something.
Long live the Queen.
she has devoted her life to the kingdom which could have been anywhere..Even germany cos that where she is from before she changed her name to Windsor. If we were as strict on ourselves as she has been to herself, and true to ourselves as she has been... now that would be something.
Long live the Queen.
AgentAjax: but we have allot more Asylum seekers now that would love to blow the fark out good old UK.
yes i noticed that the balance is being tipped by immigration, but if you opened your eyes while our Queen was trucking about hundreds, thousands turned out to welcome her just as Australians have always done.
robplum: I think it is sickening to watch politicians take office and swear to uphold the constitution and in the next breath express there wish to get rid of our head of state, bloody two faced liars
yeah like no carbon tax but hey a poli can change their mind straight after they get into the office…. apparently AgentAjax: yeah like no carbon tax but hey a poli can change their mind straight after they get into the office…. apparently
no gst
robplum: i agree faithe
As I said earlier they shoot Presidents but not the Royal family
Often wondered about that too
the word Heresy comes to mindthe darkest of all deeds even in the mind of an Assassin
in about 20yrs we could grab one of Princess Mary's children and make them the head of state....problem solved.Our own Royal Australian.
Martia: As I said earlier they shoot Presidents but not the Royal family
Often wondered about that too the word Heresy comes to mind
the darkest of all deeds even in the mind of an Assassin
in about 20yrs we could grab one of Princess Mary's children and make them the head of state....problem solved.
Our own Royal Australian.
How about the son of Bert Newton?Often wondered about that too the word Heresy comes to mind
the darkest of all deeds even in the mind of an Assassin
in about 20yrs we could grab one of Princess Mary's children and make them the head of state....problem solved.
Our own Royal Australian.
Martia: As I said earlier they shoot Presidents but not the Royal family
Often wondered about that too the word Heresy comes to mind
the darkest of all deeds even in the mind of an Assassin
in about 20yrs we could grab one of Princess Mary's children and make them the head of state....problem solved.
Our own Royal Australian.
hell no I would never agree to that. Often wondered about that too the word Heresy comes to mind
the darkest of all deeds even in the mind of an Assassin
in about 20yrs we could grab one of Princess Mary's children and make them the head of state....problem solved.
Our own Royal Australian.
tonyxf: How about the son of Bert Newton?
robplum: yes i noticed that the balance is being tipped by immigration, but if you opened your eyes while our Queen was trucking about hundreds, thousands turned out to welcome her just as Australians have always done.
lets say thousands… mostly royalists living in Australia still fall short of 22 million and if people really did love the queen all that much you would be quoting few million. robplum: yes i noticed that the balance is being tipped by immigration, but if you opened your eyes while our Queen was trucking about hundreds, thousands turned out to welcome her just as Australians have always done.
Careful there Rob. I'm an immigrant (about to be a new Aussie.) And I arrived on a boat. (And I also have a hereditary British title, but that is entirely beside the point.)
I think any government needs some kind of mechanism to solve an unsolvable impass within the government. As I mentioned before, a circuit breaker of sorts. The queen provides that.
And I think William will fill that role well, but I'm not so sure about Charles - he takes after his father too much.
AgentAjax: hell no I would never agree to that.
Nah cause you wouldent
WHY THE BLOODY HELL NOT....the perfect solution 
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i agree faithe