Typically useless democrap being useless. Whatever. Who cares about those inconsequential hacks anyway?

Australia should stop the denial and delusion, cut to the chase, and just approach the yanks asking to be a largish state of the USA. Then we can all just reconcile who we are really taking orders from.

Get an idea Lyn. You really do look foolish with the sort of articles you post to this site.

Maybe a number of well known republican politicians from right across the political spectrum could all put their names to a pro-republican article [similar to what happened with the successful RU-486 campaign] and then some posters may be encouraged to address the issues, rather than just shoot the messenger.

Whoa Muni,

I don't think I did that at all... I just listed about 15 more important issues that the Dems should be focusing on. And just in case you missed it I went to their website and found out they are commenting on nearly every important issue, but are being totally ignored by the multi - millionaire media barons cause our little Johnny is giving the Barons all they ever wanted...

SEE http://www.democrats.org.au/news/

You're the one who reckons Aussies can think on more than one topic at a time... can you? If I post 15 more important topics... I guess I'm 14 up on you...lol

Also I'm a republican but I just don't think things need to be done with undue haste. I have some sympathy for your "Progress halted is rights denied" comment except the process hasn't been halted... the republican movement just got it wrong the first time and so the process is stalled. And the Libs would call their change in media ownership rules "Progress" when it is actually trampling on our ability to gain independent information in the future.

Please feel free to have a go at me anytime you like but make sure you know what you are talking about before you type. lol

Republicans seem so caught up in the symbolic trees of monarchy that they are incapable seeing the very clever forest that we have grown under our own constitution.

We have a so-called Head of State who is appointed by the leader of the Lower House of Parliament. That position involves a number of rather tedious public relations duties but does include one very important role. And that role is to sack the person who appointed him if, and only if, that person is no longer able to govern and pass the decision on who will govern back to the people of Australia.

That difficult task was carried out by John Kerr in 1975 and it is a fact of history that the Australian voters opted to change the government by a very large mandate. When the politicians could not agree the people were given the opportunity to elect ones who could.

And that safeguard in our constitution is why the silent majority of Australians voted against a republic. They knew perfectly well that an elected head of state would interpret his/her powers as being bestowed by a mandate. And it is entirely conceivable that his perception of mandate could be at variance with the primary duty to allow the people to make the casting vote.

And all the insults, derision, condescension and accusations of "immaturity" and "living in the past" etc merely confirms our assessment that you people couldn't be trusted to organise nooky in a bordello.

The Republican movement see a quicker way for themselves and their agendas to become more powerful and rich.

One of the Republican statements is to get the public thinking that there is a maturing and letting go of the apron strings of the monarchy. Australia is all grown up now.

Those creating a Republican model would consider their own presence in the overall scale.

If we thought that the Westminister system lets us down, the Corporate road of a Republic will only serve to destroy the very core of any Freedom we thought we have gained.

A peoples advocate must unify the Nation not divide it along political lines. Voting for a President with regal character would not unify the Nation. A Head of State represents all people not the politicians.

Please tell me how President Bush has unified America free from political bias? To be able to represent all people politicts ought not be involved in the office.

PK,
... Republicans want to rid our Constitution of the Queen of Australia while not causing any political anger, but merely because they believe she is dull politics. Avid Republicans see need to cause anger and conflict in the community toward the World's best working Constitution.

Constitutional change only happens by civil unrest or civil war. Republicans must constantly sow seeds of discontent to raise anger and hostility toward our established power structure because they passionately want it changed - merely for change sake.

Their agenda is to continually raise the topic to rid Australia of one who swears humble service under God to the protect the people from despotism and oppressive laws. Certainly those content with our present Westminster Constitution do not see the necessity for change. Republicans believe our Constitution is broken and inadequate to best serve us in the future.

Muni, Quote, "despite its many age cracks".

Please Explain! What are the many cracks in our constitution? Your charge that supporters of our constitution believe Australians lack intelligence - is pathetic.

PK how is being a Republic going to help us do better in the future, as you claim? Don't give the tired old line,"We will have our own head of State!" We have an Australian as Head of State in the Governor General.

Please identify how you'd appoint/elect a President? Please give reasons that indicate your anger toward our present Constitution is justified.

The push for Republicanism is such a boring subject it certainly does not excite me as having a just reason for implementation.

Perseus, Good point Politicians protect their own hacks not the people against poor politicians.