Paul1405, "Don Brahman at one time would have made an excellent head of state"

A mite headstrong, bull-headed maybe. Culturally diverse though, which would appeal to some. Recent arrivals mistake the hump and attempt to mount it.

What about one of our very own, a docile Murray Grey? Versatile and the choice of a discerning public.

Fox,

Your needle is stuck on gay marriage.

otb,

My needle is stuck on gay marriage?

How so?

How does quoting an article, giving an author's
opinion piece from The Saturday
Age, equate to me being stuck on "gay marriage?"

Perhaps you need to actually read a person's posts before
responding to it?

Fox,

Your two posts,
- Foxy, Saturday, 19 September 2015 4:19:46 PM
and
- Foxy, Saturday, 19 September 2015 4:32:47 PM
were all about gay marriage.

That must be why the article appealed to you.

Your needle is stuck in the gay marriage rut.

otb,

Please - go back and read my posts where you accuse me of
being stuck on "same-sex marriage ."- The
first post happens to be - the opinion piece written by
Monica Dux in The Saturday Age - which I cearly
acknowledge as her opinion piece (not mine).
The second post - is
on the monarchy - (not on same-sex marriage).

I suspect that your posts here are deliberately designed
to provoke an angry response.

I'm not interested in playing your game.

See you on another discussion.

Cheers.

Hi PAUL1405...

That is a tough one Paul ? The process of selecting a suitable 'Head of State'. And how do we determine such an individual ? What is the criteria and suitability of such a person ?

I'm really not clever enough to enunciate the qualities of such a person, other than suggesting; any candidate must be totally free of any political affiliations, alliances or connections, either privately or publically. Your suggestion Paul of a panel of eminent Australians, would select some suitable candidates and carefully screen them, their character/qualifications/antecedents etc. Create a shortlist, and submit that list to the Australian public for a vote ! Initially it wouldn't be easy, though for the sake of the entire nation, ultimately we must prevail.

Hi o sung wo,

I tend to agree with Foxy's article I'm not overly concerned as to how a "head of state" is selected as long as we have our own dinki di, bonzer, stone the crows, true blue Aussie dingo. LOL

My suggestion was for a panel to select one candidate only, and in that way it doesn't become a political contests like the US.
We have not had much of a problem with the GG's we have had, with a couple of notable exceptions, so selecting a head should not be an insurmountable problem. Of course I'm dead against giving the head the power to dismiss the government, certainly while ever the elected government retains the confidence of the House of Reps.

Hi OTB,

Are you saying Foxy is like you with your anti Green paranoia on all topics, I don't think so! You take the cake for that one.