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The perils of a colonial heritage : Comments

By Everald Compton, published 6/8/2012

At age 224 it's time Australia left the British home.

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There seems to be an idea that to tear something down will fix it all.
As far as a republic is concerned, beware what you wish for !
I am very much against an elected head of state.
Remember if you elect a head of state you get a politician !

If you want an example of the importance of this, remember Gough Whitlam.
He was dismissed because his government was illegally borrowing money.
Looking at how governments protect their political members, eg Craig Thompson
would you trust a president of the same party as the government ?

That is a fundamental point in a republic.
If you doubt this look at the mess the US is in with its Congress.
An independent head could do as Kerr did and send them back to the people.

Instead they are stuck with it for up to four years.
Posted by Bazz, Monday, 6 August 2012 11:09:47 AM
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Dear Bazz,

The United States is not stuck with the Congress for four years. The US Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Every representative has a term of two years, and the entire House is up for election every two years. Every senator has a term of six years, and one third of the Senate is up for election every two years. The presidency is up for election every four years, and a president can only have two terms.

If the people are unhappy with the Congress they elected in 2010 they may change it this year.
Posted by david f, Monday, 6 August 2012 12:02:20 PM
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The why davidf is it that the US government has such difficulty with
legislation such as their medical system and being totally unable to
do something, anything, about their debt ?

They have just pushed it all out to 1st January next and hope for the best !
Remember the US government was on verge of default and closing down.
Note; closing down the US government !
Posted by Bazz, Monday, 6 August 2012 12:28:19 PM
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Dear Bazz,

The United States was set up according to the Separation of Powers envisioned by Montestesquieu. He advocated legislative, executive and judicial branches independent of each other. This is unlike the Westminster system where the executive is part of the legislature. In the US system the three branches act as checks on each other. Unlike the Westminster system the legislature and executive may be controlled by different parties. If they cannot agree it may block action. That is what happened with the US health system. Sometimes the system doesn't work as it should. Since WW2 all US wars have been illegal since before there is a war Congress should declare it unless the US is attacked. Congress could stop those illagal wars by denying funding, but they haven't done so.
Posted by david f, Monday, 6 August 2012 1:07:18 PM
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Britain, judging from the Opening Ceremony and other events, has decided to pursue a sort of socialist utopia wherein all are subject to the whims of an ever increasing authoritarian bureaucracy, all mention of Britain's golden era are censored and the British 'DNA' is rewritten.

It's time for Australia to leave the commonwealth lest our hearts and minds be infected with socialist lies.

Upon the severance, Australia should aim to have libertarianism as its guiding principle rather than its antithesis, progressivism - which is the most insidious and destructive political philosophy ever imagined.
Posted by progressive pat, Monday, 6 August 2012 2:06:10 PM
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Here you go, progressive pat. I see you have a problem with social democracy.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/revealed-industrial-revolution-was-powered-by-child-slaves-2041227.html

A Golden Era, indeed.....

Those good old libertarians are thin on the ground these days - I wonder why?
Posted by Poirot, Monday, 6 August 2012 2:53:05 PM
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