Dear Foxy,

When the bankers and lawyers enter the picture, it's already too late.

Let's get the order of events right:

1. Max and Moritz were fed to the miller's ducks and died.

2. Max and Moritz are reborn and seek revenge, including on the baker for placing them (when caught stealing) in his hot oven rather than freely share his pretzels.

3. Max and Moritz enter the baker's shop on a Monday, arm in arm, pretending to be homosexual, singing:
"Baker, Baker, large-nosed shaker;
bake us a cake so we can we wed;
and dance over your shiny balding head"

4. Baker raises his walking stick: "Out you duck-feed scoundrels: me fear, for no gayness shall you find in here!"

5. Max and Moritz recorded it all and give the video to the anti-religious brotherhood.

6. Tuesday, the wealthy anti-religious brotherhood hires the best QC's to sue the baker.

7. Wednesday, baker finds in his letter-box 30 court summons and compensation claims in the millions.

8. Thursday, baker consults with his bankers and lawyers, which tell him it's too late, all lost, so he is fated to spend the rest of his miserable life bankrupt and behind bars (in the company of mighty and horny fellow inmates).

9. Friday, baker hangs himself.

10. Baker is stopped at the pearly gates and asked why he committed suicide. Baker explains that he didn't know that it was a sin because it all happened so quickly with no Sunday in between to consult the church.

11. Ignorance is no excuse, so baker is condemned to be reborn as homosexual in Saudi Arabia, but Saint. Peter whispers in his ears: "If you rather fondle me, then I'll open the gate for thee".

Got it wrong again Shadow, with your prediction of a close result, and a possible 'no' victory. After the Coalition wasted $100 million of taxpayers money to placate the grumpy old men of the extreme right of the Coalition, The Mad Monk, Booted Barnyard (should be made pay for the new England by-election, because he is a fool). Waco Andrews etc, the hard nosed no brigade leadership, with a survey which all thinking people such as myself knew what the exact result would be in advance, simple surveys told us that, without the need to blow millions of taxpayer dollars. Now you create ridiculous spin that it was Labor and the Greens, who were obstructing SSM law. You are amazing!

Gee. the people of Warringah really take notice of their local member, don't they Shadow. Did you see Silly Old Howard, yesterday, he popped out of the old folks home to babble on about the need to protect the bigoted rights of the religious fundo's. Another Liberal loser.

Lying again Paul,

I never predicted a close result. Given that people were making statements that up to 80% of people supported SSM, I did suggest that the results would probably be closer than some SSM campaigners were claiming, and the results were pretty much what I expected. So please stop these pathological falsehoods.

Given the resounding success of the plebiscite with an 80% return, there is now no doubt as to exactly how the public stands on the issue, and that the new legislation can pass after being blocked for a year by the hypocritical labor and greens.

The response to the survey showed the best of Australia.
In a generous and optimistic exercise of democratic will,
millions of ordinary Australians stared down the forces
of superstition and repression to extend the right of
marriage to all their fellow citizens.

Dear Shadow Minister,

The marriage equality campaign has been the best and the
worst of Australian politics. The worst was the survey
itself, a desperate, cynical act by conservatives.

The conservatives in the Liberal Party designed a process
that was engineered to skew in favour of a negative vote.
It was as cynical as it was ultimately ineffective.

The campaign was marked by unforgiveable criticism of the
LGBIQ community. Bigotry and homophobia were openly
paraded.
The sexual preferences, the families, and ultimately the
very legitimacy of gay and lesbian Australians were debated
as though their own views hardly mattered. It was a dismal
glimpse at the narrow confines of conservative minds.

The LGBTIQ community did not welcome this process, and
indeed many have suffered as a result of it. The hatred
and mendacity of the No campaign will live on in the
memory of those it targeted, as a reminder that the fight
for equality must continue.

But as stated earlier the response to the survey showed
the best of Australia. In a generous and optimistic exercise
of democratic will, millions of ordinary Australians
stared down the forces of superstition and repression to
extend the right of marriage to all their fellow citizens.

Hi Foxy,

So, no slippery slope then ?

Love,

Joe