Of all the stupid things that Labor and the Greens could do, blocking direct democracy on an issue that many people see as a crucial issue, takes the cake. If anything can convince the electorate that their votes mean little, and that Australian political power rests primarily with a political caste, who really do not care what the majority of Australians want, it is opposing a plebiscite.

My prediction is, that if the Greens, Labor and this Xenophon moron display their true anti democratic colours, they are going to be smashed in the next election. If there is one thing that will really pisss off the public, it is the very idea that the political establishment will not allow them to vote on a very important issue, because the political establishment knows that they will lose.

Despite the predictions of pollsters that Brexit would not happen, Trump would never be a Presidential contender, or that Pauline Hanson was a dead duck, the public surprised them all by voting against an arrogant political establishment that treated them like fools. It is incredible that the Greens, Shorton, and Xenophon can not see that. Apparently, Hinch opposed the plebiscite but was smart enough to see that he was committing electoral suicide, and he now supports it.

All that our idiot PM has to do to win massive support, is to come out and say publically, over and over again, that he supports the right of the public to vote on what so many see as a very important issue. He is in the amazingly fantastic position of supporting democracy against an opposition that the public can plainly see as anti democratic. But he is too politically naïve to take advantage of this heaven sent opportunity. He is so high up his ivory tower that he can't see the people for the clouds. And he will do nothing to deny homosexual "marriage" because he supports it himself.

If the forces of the democracyphobic homosexual class win this battle, and succeed in shutting up the electorate, they are going to lose the war.

Malcolm Turnbull promised a plebiscite on SSM if he won Government.

Liberals won, so we expect the Government to honour their promise – let the people vote.

Labor had several years to address the issue of SSM – they did nothing!

Members of Parliament have no right to “change the goalpost” when the public voted for a plebiscite on the issue of changing the current status quo of The Marriage Act.

Oh, and as for that $160M cost, easily found – I also provide a surplus!

Maybe “those in charge” should have given more thought to the latest round of Australian Research Council grants –

Quote Daily Telegraph 22 August 2016 Editorial – “$105,000 to study ‘a new philosophical vision of what it means to be human’?

$467,997 to ‘investigate warfare in the ancient Tongan state through a study of earthwork fortifications?’ and

$414,000 to explore ‘truth, realism and epistemic justification’ in Tibetan philosophy’?

Grants of this nature do not reflect what the government frequently describes as economic challenges. Instead, they reflect a government that lacks the will to make required spending reduction. These grants are ridiculous.” (End quote)

I totally agree.

It’s time for our Prime Minister to honour his pledge and proceed to a plebiscite on SSM – as announced – for February 2017.

As for spending tax payers dollars in funding the "yes" or "no" vote?

No tax payer dollars should be spent!

I believe we all have heard more than enough from all parties already and quite capable of casting our "yes" or "no" vote as our conscience deems appropriate.

Malcolm Turnbull should stand up to Labor and others, who want to deny us - the voting public - our democratic right to vote on SSM.

Malcolm Turnbull should NOT break an election promise he made to the public during his election campaign on SSM.

If all else fails - no problems - it will be Labor - and others - who will have the "people/voters" to answer to at next election.