Re: Australian Republic?

On Aug 17, 5:34 pm, The Chief <the.chieft...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Aug 17, 7:25 pm, Breton <royalistper...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:





On Aug 17, 10:13 am, David <ds...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I imagine this will be discussed at length with various levels of
sarcasm and acrimony, so here's a place for it:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/17/2985152.htm?section=justin

Excerpt:
"Ms Gillard says while Australians have a deep affection for Queen
Elizabeth, she would like to see the country work through the debate
to decide on an appropriate model for an Australian republic.

"I think that the appropriate time for this nation to move to being a
republic is when we see the monarch change," she said."

Been there, done that. They had a referendum in 1999 which failed.
The trouble with politicians is they don't listen to the people.

Breton

The people will eventually arrive at the correct result.

Just like in the old USSR?

Breton

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