David Flint had the idea to name the 6th November 1999, the day the Australian people were asked if they wanted a politicians’ republic Affirmation Day. “On 6 November 2008, constitutional monarchists celebrated Affirmation Day, when nine years ago, the people of Australia in all states affirmed their wish to remain united in an indissoluble Federal Commonwealth under the Crown.”Republicans claim the question was "too difficult". Today it may be appropriate to come back to the question and the referendum results:
6 November 1999
Establishment of Republic
Question 1
A Proposed Law: To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
Constitution Alteration (Establishment of Republic) 1999 sought to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament.
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They will try and try and try again. No illusion about it. In Europe, they force eveverybody to say "Yes" in the referendums. See denmark and Ireland (the next one to be "researched" again). Imagine that if one day the republicans will win. Do you think that they ever will allow another referendum about the regime? NEVER! Just like in Portugal, where the Constituions contaisn the 288 article IMPOSING the republic as regime. We want to change the article, changing the word "republic" for the word democracy.
"All comments must be approved by the blog author." So no anti-monarchy posts here folks.
The fact that you can only scratch up one, inane supportive post says it all doesn't it, David.
You should have noticed that I am not David, MOS.
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