A bit of slight of hand there Shadow, as "voice TO parliament" suddenly become "voice IN parliament".

Why the substitution of the word IN (the connotation being Aboriginal decision making on legislation, no one has suggested that).

Throwing in references to Chinese and Greeks is just trying to divert, from what seriously has to be considered, concerning the unique circumstance of Aboriginal people in relation to sovereignty over Australia. Its not the wording of the Constitution that bothers you, its the possibility that a mistake was made and it needs to be corrected. The ramification of that rectification might in some way impinge on your's, and millions of other Australians exulted position.

Joe,

You really want evidence?

Then I take it you shall be reading the book -
"Dark Emu" by Bruce Pascoe and -
"A Rightful Place: A Road Map to Recognition,"
edited by Shireen Morris with a Foreward by
Galarrwuy Yunupingu?

Both books may clarify things for you.
Oh wait - I forgot, you did describe Bruce
Pascoe as a charlatan - despite the fact that
Prof. Marcia Langton wrote in The Australian
that this is the most important book on Australia
and should be read by every Australian - especially
those demanding evidence such as yourself.

Plus the fact that "Dark Emu"won both the Book of
the Year Award and the Indigenous Writer's Prize
in the 2016 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.

"Without bipartisan support any referendum is doomed"

No Referendum is ever doomed, a referendum is held to determine the will of the voters, which it always does, so it is always successful.

cont'd ...

Joe,

There's so much evidence and information out there
that's now available - you just don't want to see it.
Read it, or have anything to do with it. And as a result
talking to you all we hear is the same old broken record -
of "evidence." It's there but you ignore it.
Nobody can help you. I have so many books that I could
name for you - but I know I shall be wasting my time.

Dear Loudmouth,

Evidence? Mate why don't you provide one skerrick of evidence that Bruce Pascoe is a charlatan.

Hi Foxy and Steele,

The great fear people like Joe and SM have is any recognition of the legitimate right of sovereignty over Australia by Aboriginal people is that it will open a Pandora's box, which will inevitably lead to claims of control over the whole nation by the small minority, to the determent of the majority. The denial of the evidence you provide as to how Aboriginals interacted with the land, and thus helping to establish sovereignty, is in keeping with the attitude that all must be resisted unless the flood gates are to open.

As I have said several times on here, with cooperation and goodwill by all the recognition of sovereignty of the Aboriginal people over Australia can be achieved without any detrimental effects on the nation as a whole. It can be written into the Constitution, and we can then all move forward.