Dear Paul,

As expected the latest bid by the Liberals to move the issue of
same-sex marriage to a conscience vote has failed.
Only 7 Members of Parliament in their party backed the move,
meaning the party's policy remains unchanged and the word
"plebiscite" is not going away.

Will this be the final nail in this government's coffin?
I guess we shall have to wait and see.

Hi Foxy, for me it is pathetic that conservative politicians have to wrestle with their conscience, for how long now over this issue. The same bods would happily send young Australians to fight and die in some phony foreign war without as much as a beg your pardon of conscience. I'm just cynical.

Dear Paul,

No, you're not cynical at all. You're, like me,
simply disappointed that this issue has not been
settled yet and looks like it's going to drag
on and on, at taxpayer's expense.

cont'd ...

Dear Paul,

Of course there's a positive side to all of
this.

For those who are disappointed in
the current government's firm stand on the issue
of same-sex marriage - replace the government
at the next election with one who will allow
for a conscience vote. It's not long to wait.

Oh come on, we all know why the plebiscite is opposed don't we.
Those who would want it to succeed suspect it will fail.
Don't let us be coy about it.
Those who do not want the plebiscite are afraid of democracy and being
the new left oppose free speech as well.

Don't bother trying to blame the cost, it is less than one months
interest bill and there is no fear of the Labour spending either.

Dear Bazz,

You're absolutely wrong on this one.
The Coalition wants the plebiscite because
they will delay and delay passing the
results of it to ensure that the laws are
not enacted for same sex marriage. Over
70 per cent of Australians are pro same-sex
marriage. Its the Coalition who don't want
it to succeed and the plebiscite is one way
to ensure that they can keep on delaying.

Change the government and you'll find what
Australians really think on this issue.