Unfortunately Australian and US governments, and many other govt's, are suppressing the idea and use of referendums in their countries. Switzerland is very fortunate and the people have great power with their right to veto and call referendums when needed. Although we have this power in Australia, ALL successive governments here have refused to teach our constitution in schools and continue to misinform people of their rights and powers of veto, and dissuade people from trying to bring about people anitiated referendums. In this country the only people who know anything the constitution are the politicians or constitutional lawyers. The public are totally uninformed AND misinformed of these rights. Not one ordinary Australian I have spoken to knows anything about our constitution. It's a very sad case of purposeful de-education in this country. An absolute scandal.!!!!!!! Our politicians are laughing all the way to their multimillion dollar superannuation retirement funds, and $50,000 + a year pensions with all their transport supplied and many other uncountable retirement benefits. This country is in a mess. The only referendum the want to have is the one to make this country a republic. But the way our constitution is structured it would dissolve our constitution completely and they could make any new laws anyway the want, so consequently it would automatically cause a dictatorship, not a republic.
Reply to patrickt's last comment. This is an article I recieved yesterday. ( I have been shown now how to make a new paragraph)
ARTICLE An Overview of Conditions Around the World. Irish Republic rejects EU treaty. The British government failed to keep it's promise to it's citizens to have a referendum to either approve or dis approve the Lisbon Treaty--which in reality is just a papering over of the already rejected European Constitution,since the actual contents are about 98% the same. But to give the Irish citizens their due ,the Republic of Ireland conducted a public referendum on the Lisbon Treaty as required by it's constitution-- and they rejected it. All 27 member states have to ratify the treaty. Only the Irish Republic has dmocratically held a referendum or it's citizens. This Irish rejection is in spite or strong verbal pressure brought by Brussels and Irish politicions on the electorate. One commentator had stated that " the prospect of a no vote in the Irish referendum next month on the E Union's Lisbon Treaty is something too dreadful to contemplate in Brussels and most other capitals of the U member states"(FinancialTimes May 30 2008).Yet leading up to the vote,Irish newspapers were full of protests by a few courageous politicians and jouranalists pointing out the flaws of the treaty. The Irish citizenry took the matter much more seriously than most europeans. In fact , most european citizens know little about the terms of the Lisbon Treaty and what it portends for the future. An article by Jamie Smyth, European correspondant for the Irish Times,bore this title: "Citizens of Europe United in Ignorance of the treaty"(june6,2008). As he noted later in the text,"The gap between Europe's citizens and what the know about the Lisbon Treaty is a big one". This ignorance enables the EU to slowly take national sovereignty by stealth. Yet citizens in the Irish Republic have stood in the gap. One observer stated,"The people of Ireland have shown enormous courage and wisdom in analyzing the facts presented to them and making the decision they have"(BBCNews). Some opposed the treatybecause it could threaten Ireland's traditional millitary neutrality. "This treaty will increase militarization and neoconservatism of Europe", said Treasa O'Brien ,who voted in Cork. "I'm pro-european, but the EU started as an economic system. The treaty will turn the EU into a super-state, and that was not it's origional intention"(The Los Angeles Times June13 2008). Europe is destined to become exactly that-the heart of a new economic and military superstate. What happens next remains to be seen, since the treaty requires approval by all 27 EU nations to take effect.Presumably the treaty will be slightly reworked and put to another vote. Indeed the treaty is already a largely cosmetic revision of the EU constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. Some are calling for a "two-speed Europe",wherein ratifying countries can start implementing the treaty. Of course , that violates the requirement of unanimity. In any case, be sure that Europe's leaders will find a way to continue the process of political union.(Sources:FinancalTimes,The Irish Times, BBC News).
My poor brother patrickthomas, your so called "God gene" is just an hypothesis, or in otherwords a guess, by an uninformed Dr Dean Hamer to sell his nonesense" fantasy"book to make money for himself by selling lies. Putting it simply Dean Hamer is just another con artist peddling dribble. I quote "showing the poverty of reductionist thinking". And if you patrickthomas base your beliefs on this sort garbage misinformation, then you will always be blind to the truth, and blind others also in the process of peddling your misinformation. Sorry brother, but you're showing your unintelligence big time. May God open your eyes. Amen.
Brother Patric. Let me first ask you a question. Where did you get your misinformation re God gene ? The discovery of the Eve mtDNA was widely announced in the news on TV, newspapers, scientific journals etc. More information can be found on the Eve mtDNA on the web where I mentioned, if you would like look it up. The LAWS of thermodynamics can be found in any comprhensive physics book or also probably on the web. The laws of thermodynamics are proven scientific LAWS and are irrefutable (1+2=3 not 12). You also mentioned in a previous comment about a cultural/psychological yearning for a higher being. Where did you learn this ?, as I have no such yearning and never have. My information is from factual science and factual scientific research and findings. Not theoretical science or theories put forward by people with wonderful or fanciful imagiations, such as Charles Darwin and others like him, whether they be scientists or non scientists. If people wish to believe in Lord of the Rings being a possible factual event somewhere, or any other fantasy such as Darwinian evolution or big bang science fantasy that's up to them. But unfortunately western governments force these ridiculous ideas on people (evolution, big bang, things being millions of years old, and lots of other untrue science) throughout their schooling and constantly through every medium possible (you can't escape it) so they're basically brainwashed all of their lives with this rubbish. Unfortunately people are deprived of the truth and are led to believe that there is no real reason for being and that their existence and life has no real purpose, that we are "just here" and that's it, so some people go around doing whatever they like, with blatant disregard for everybody and everything. Is the world like it is today because people care about what's going on ? Or is it because people just take what they can get ? If there is no reason to care for others(as in some religions, countries, dictatorships, juntas etc where human rights are abused ) the world becomes the bloodbath and sick, sorry and polluted place it is today. Compared to what a beautiful and peaceful and unpolluted place it could be. Am I right on this question ? So if you can afford me a proper response I will respond, if not, I have proved my point.
1You say," Excuse me, but where are all the guards?" She replies," What guards?" You say," I didn't think they let Princesses in here darling without bodyguards!" 2You say,"Hello Beautiful, wont they miss you?" She says,"Who?", or "Wont who miss me?" You say, "The people at the palace, Beautiful Princesses will always be noticed when they're missing from the palace!" 3"Excuse me Gorgeous, can you help me out?" .... "My doctor says I have to rub thighs with a Beautiful woman every 4 hours or I'll die!" And the list goes on! The secret is, not just to say the right words but, Sorry no more secrets for now, or I'll be single for the rest of my life. When I get married to the RIGHT woman, I'll tell you them all !!! If I can remember them then.
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RE: The Lisbon Treaty.
Unfortunately Australian and US governments, and many other govt's, are suppressing the idea and use of referendums in their countries.Switzerland is very fortunate and the people have great power with their right to veto and call referendums when needed. Although we have this power in Australia, ALL successive governments here have refused to teach our constitution in schools and continue to misinform people of their rights and powers of veto, and dissuade people from trying to bring about people anitiated referendums. In this country the only people who know anything the constitution are the politicians or constitutional lawyers. The public are totally uninformed AND misinformed of these rights. Not one ordinary Australian I have spoken to knows anything about our constitution. It's a very sad case of purposeful de-education in this country. An absolute scandal.!!!!!!!
Our politicians are laughing all the way to their multimillion dollar superannuation retirement funds, and $50,000 + a year pensions with all their transport supplied and many other uncountable retirement benefits. This country is in a mess. The only referendum the want to have is the one to make this country a republic. But the way our constitution is structured it would dissolve our constitution completely and they could make any new laws anyway the want, so consequently it would automatically cause a dictatorship, not a republic.