At 04:31 PM 5/11/99, Peter McGrath wrote:
>Hi Trudy
>Doesn't all this remind you of a magicians sleight of hand. The
>name of the game appears to be misdirection. I am wondering what we are
>going to find out about after all this furor is over.
>
>What did get pushed through parliament whi
tdunlop wrote:
> >>
> >> Ah, but the net effect is that the Queen (and Howard and her other
> >> supporters) win. Really can't see them letting go of their victory
> lightly
> >> (or quickly).
> >
> >Wasn't it the 'yes' side who discounted 'in effect' when Howard used it?
> Can't have it both
Peter McGrath wrote:
> Hi Trudy
> Doesn't all this remind you of a magicians sleight of hand. The name of the game
>appears to be misdirection. I am wondering what we are going to find out about after
>all this furor is over.
I think we'll be in for a few surprises. I have visions of the shi
>>
>> Ah, but the net effect is that the Queen (and Howard and her other
>> supporters) win. Really can't see them letting go of their victory
lightly
>> (or quickly).
>
>Wasn't it the 'yes' side who discounted 'in effect' when Howard used it?
Can't have it both ways...
>
>> (Sorry, couldn't hel
tdunlop wrote:
> Maybe enough of all those
> >> republicans out there will find it just too hard to vote for the Queen
> once
> >> they're in the booth? We'll see I guess
> >
> >If that was the problem then the result would be different. Most are not
> voting 'for' the Queen but against
>
Maybe enough of all those
>> republicans out there will find it just too hard to vote for the Queen
once
>> they're in the booth? We'll see I guess
>
>If that was the problem then the result would be different. Most are not
voting 'for' the Queen but against
>the model...
>
>Trudy
Ah, but
Hi Trudy
Doesn't all this remind you of a magicians sleight of hand. The name of the game appears to be misdirection. I am wondering what we are going to find out about after all this furor is over.
What did get pushed through parliament while we looked elsewhere?
At 03:24 PM 11/5/99 +1100, you
tdunlop wrote:
> >No, I'm afraid not.
>
> Ah, well. I guess we can have all the arguments again at the next
> referendum - if I'm not too arthritic to type by then ;-)
Well, it's not stopping me, so you have nothing to worry about. ;-)
> >Did you happen to see Lateline either last night or t
Thought this might be of interest to people.
>Seize the Time - says respected Aboriginal Rights activist Terry O'Shane
>
>On the eve of the referendum, Terry O'Shane, one of the most senior and
>respected activists for Aboriginal and human rights for more than
>No, I'm afraid not.
Ah, well. I guess we can have all the arguments again at the next
referendum - if I'm not too arthritic to type by then ;-)
>
>Did you happen to see Lateline either last night or today? It was a very
good discussion and brought up many
>points as to why even though 91% (in
No, I'm afraid not.
Did you happen to see Lateline either last night or today? It was a very good
discussion and brought up many
points as to why even though 91% (in the latest poll) expressed a wish for a republic,
this model isn't
likely to make it tomorrow.
The Gandhi quote was not about a
Sorry, Trudy - just presumed because it was with the article.
BTW Any chance of a last-minute conversion? Only one more sleep to go!
Tim
>It wasn't Rob Sitch but me;-)
>
>Trudy
>
>tdunlop wrote:
>
>> Interesting that Rob Sitch quotes Ghandi in the article below, India
being
>>
It wasn't Rob Sitch but me;-)
Trudy
tdunlop wrote:
> Interesting that Rob Sitch quotes Ghandi in the article below, India being
> one of the countries that appoints rather than directly elects its
> Presidents.
>
> Tim
> ===
> >"There go my people, I am their leader - I must fol
Interesting that Rob Sitch quotes Ghandi in the article below, India being
one of the countries that appoints rather than directly elects its
Presidents.
Tim
===
>"There go my people, I am their leader - I must follow." -- Mahatma
>Gandhi
>
>THE AGE
>Reflections on a referendum
> ROB
"There go my people, I am their leader - I must follow." -- Mahatma
Gandhi
THE AGE
Reflections on a referendum
ROB SITCH
Friday 5 November 1999
IT'S CLEAR from the opinion polls that Australia is overwhelmingly
republican. It's
not surprising then that attention has turned to the model. The
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