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Article #706Re: How you voting? Republic or Monarchy?
From: S.Benedikt
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:00
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Death <somewhere@other.than.here> wrote in message news:7vgbhc$mfa$5@the-fly.zip.com.au... > > What joke, it's broke we agreed on that, but what your saying > is that we must pick a new model no matter what. Surely, > there is a chance that you will create another broke system. > Now, if you really feel that it is important that the system > works, that all the checks and balances are in place then > all well and good. I have yet to see a 'Yes' republician > answer clearly and distinctly any of the concerns brought > up by 'No' Republicians. So please prove to me that > the checks and balances exist in the new system... > Your question is fair and reasonable but I can not answer it because of time and its complexity. I am sure you will eventually find the answer... I have been asking similar questions over a period of time. I have found the important answers that mattered to me which changed my mind. So I will vote YES because I know that what I will be voting for can not be worst than what we got now. But the change will make me feel better because I will have a new sense of belonging and so will my descendants. Did you watch 60 minutes tonight? Good luck, S.Benedikt > > S.Benedikt <benediktwatson@hotkey.net.au> wrote in message > news:t5yS3.12$qN3.706@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net... > It is interesting that for most of the time up to now I could not see myself > voting for the Republic. This week I have changed my mind. Why? > After listening to the PM and many others supporting NO vote I have realised > that contrary to what PM said that the 'current system is not broke so why > to fix it'. Sorry PM but I have known for the past 40 years that it is > 'broke' and not fit for our modern state to serve us through the future. It > needs changing to give us sense of belonging, dignity and self respect in > the rest of the world. > So I will vote YES to Republic and NO to Preamble. > > S.Benedikt > > > Alan McCall <amccall@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message > news:RJuS3.6839$we.11591@newsfeeds.bigpond.com... > > We are not voting on the issue of Republic or Monarchy. > > We are voting on the issue of Status Quo or a certain type of Republic. > > > > Cheers > > Alan. > > > > Robert Moldenhauer <persia@persia.com> wrote in message > > news:3819A2F4.4ACAB2@persia.com... > > > Ok, the big vote is coming up, how's every voting? Republic or > > > monarchy? Personally I'd like to see the Republic vote successed and the > > > subsequent state vote fail, sort of demoting the Queen from a monarch of > > > the country to a Monarch of individual states. That way they could > > > still keep her picture on the coins as Queen of WA, QLD and NSW ;-) > > > > > > >
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