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A Referendrum to Introduce an Aboriginal Legislative Body is a Nonesense

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The reason that it is impractical is as any genealogist will tell you
is that in a hundred years almost everyone will have some aboriginal
antecedents.
Note how many light skinned aboriginals are seen today.
A vast number of people are descended from Henry VIII.

How will electors be determined and who would be elected to the suggested body ?
DNA testing would have to be done but as the years go by the testing
would find high positive results, so high the test would be meaningless.
Posted by Bazz, Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:18:25 AM
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I wasn't aware that there was such a referendum proposed. The one on 'recognition' is dead in the water, thanks to the ludicrous 'from the heart' piffle, and the totally unrealistic demands of the aboriginal industry. And it's a dead cert that Australians would never tolerate more than one legislative body.
Posted by ttbn, Thursday, 15 February 2018 9:31:17 AM
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Bazz, the premise of this thread is a nonsense. Despite what the PM says, the Voice To Parliament is not intended to be a legislative body. Having said that, I'd like to see it being given the power to veto and cancel the government's use of the Race Powers in the constitution - I suppose that would technically make it legislative albeit in an extremely limited way.

I also think your timescale's a bit off. Disregarding the impact of immigration, it would take about a century just for Aboriginal Australians to become the majority. Factoring in immigration, it will probably take twice as long.

But the main reason your premise is nonsense is that the proposal is that it's designed to address the problems of the present. If it is not needed in the 22nd century, we can have another referendum to abolish it. Or maybe it could be done automatically, by including a sunset clause that can't be lengthened without another referendum. Either way, the problem you anticipate is really a non issue.
Posted by Aidan, Thursday, 15 February 2018 11:35:31 AM
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' How will electors be determined and who would be elected to the suggested body ?'

Let me see Bazz. Selection criteria

1. Blame white males for all your woes
2. Ignore some of the disgusting aspects of your own culture
3. Not acknowledge any of the benefits that British brought to this nation
4. Continue to cover up the billions of wasted money with little results thus far.
5. Fight for the abc to be funded to continue its dishonest and flawed narrative.
Posted by runner, Thursday, 15 February 2018 11:42:48 AM
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Careful there runner, the truth often gets hidden by a good story on this site. Either that or you get called a bigot, racist or homophobic just for voicing an opinion based on what has/is actually happening. This, unsustainable and reckless immigration policy, the funding of the likes of domestic violence where they treat the symptom yet ignore the cause, and government incompetence resulting in wasted billions will see this nation go down the gurgler.
Posted by rehctub, Thursday, 15 February 2018 12:55:55 PM
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I am getting very sick of aboriginals.

If someone had not come along, like us, they would still be leading a very mean hard life, with a life expectancy of about 35 years.

Time they shut their mouths, except to say thankyou occasionally.
Posted by Hasbeen, Thursday, 15 February 2018 12:56:09 PM
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