On the Women's Vote thread Pelican asked whistler some questions about how a women's legislature would work http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=3510#83704

I think that I've asked similar questions in the past but I still don't have any idea how the idea would work in a modern society with a large population. I have the impression that the idea is based on concepts used in some indigenous groups, I've followed links whistler has posted previously but not found a real outline of what's proposed.

Pelican's questions could be a good starting place.

I'd also be interested in why gender based legislature's are considered more important than other groupings where people may have differing needs based loosely on a grouping (thiest vs athiest/agnostic being one such grouping).

whistler or anyone else who understands what is proposed in the idea - over to you for a chance to give your pitch.

R0bert

the basic idea is each house has half the govt funds to expend..they then forward the approved expenditures to govt depts for action,and oversight

it allows an oversight and auditing function..to reign in the rein of the public service[breaking the two party boys club monopoly

it is designed to neuter those lobbiets who lobby for their treasonous coorperate welfare..[like when howard gave half a billion to that magnesium 'plant' in gladstone..[topped up with peter beasties half a billion]...or like when howhard got lobbied/scared into buying that vacine and tamilflue

basiclly the duel oversight system is run from ol parlimeny house..[the senet becomes the wo-mens chamber]..naturally there become over 500 sovereign states...[each with their own gov general oversights]

all legislature for all australia [states]..is made at the fed level..as per motion one...of the federal constitution...

[ie the states ..see preamble]...gave up their rights with federation...but yet in practice ignored the federation they did form..yet somehow didnt give up their powers...

see acording to our fed con..we are one federated australia according to our own constitution..but somehow the states have expanded their oppressions...this needs to be further clarified..

[the system needs to revert..to the intent of the constituted authoriy/constitution...a mens womans gov general type..oversight could cleanly correct the possably treasonous..deception..of the divisive coleny/state's..yet one federal union

R0bert

I am sure that separate legislature based on gender would be a disaster. There is too much division as it is. Just look at the hatred some people have for the opposite sex.

That I don't fully understand whistler, is true. I do know that her views originate from aboriginal culture. What may have worked extremely well in small tribal communities does not transfer to large, educated populations.

It would be a sexually driven apartheid.

RObert raises some good questions.

Severin points to valid reasons for why seperate legislatures don't fit in with the idea of democracy and equality.

The rising level of cynicism, wedge politics and division will not wane if we are to establish different treatment for various interest groups. There are many female judges and barristers but they are the same as men in their adherence to the law. If the law is equal then why must the legislatures differ?

Human beings first, all else follows.

whistler may be able to elaborate more on how her ideas might be carried through - I may not understand how she comes to that view.

clearly asking questions wasnt the point...those having their boys club feel threatend?

the current system is corrupted[and bankrupt]...the constitution is ignored...[the so called privey council[or that oversight body quite simply dont work

the laws made in the fed and state legislature are..unconstitutional[as well as oppressive]..govt was not alowed to privatise the federal reserve out to the bankers[yet it did...it wasnt allowed to make anything but gold/silver coin..legal tender...but it did

the wages rates for govt was set in stone..yet we have govt setting its own payrates[and pension scemes...and worse selling off the public assets..at the fed level by tel;i-com/commonwealth bank sales..at the state levels by things like the upcomming sales of the qld silver[plus water power rail etc

thing is that govt..NEEDS to get its new legislation SIGNED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS..[the queen of the common weal[the common wealth trustee]for the peoples of these great south lands

yet go look at the actual papers[peter beatup signed the act 80 of 2001[making the fOundational document[the qld constitution]..into an act...thing is hrh hasnt a clue[and has better things to do that sign revenue raising legislation...so peter/beatup[a lawyer..signes anything he likes into statute..[

troubl;e being its totally illegal..better we have 520 govenenor generals who sign off on valid legislation...[BUT THE BOYS CLUB LIKES TO MAKE ITS DEALS WITH THE BOYS...thus the need/urgency...for a mens and WOMANS oversight body..everything from council meetings to govt is overseen by the mens womans legslature[by sovereign right

its paid for by returning the mint to the first people..[the only constituted legal tender being coin[read the fed con]...so we go baqck to coin[pennies/shillings pounds[and the boys club gets the fed reserve and notes..[fiat money isnt[cant be sovereign debt...true sovereign debt can only by via coin-age

time to move from the bank credit age back to the coin-age..credit where credit is due

The following website may be of interest:

http://2mf.net/