08-01-2022, 02:05 PM
(08-01-2022, 01:17 PM)Lods link Wrote:If you were the folks framing this legislation /ammendment you would want to do extensive polling to make sure it would get up before proceeding. It would be terribly damaging, divisive and disconcerting to indigenous folk if it failed.
Absolutely Lods!
The way to kill a referendum is to focus on the detail of the implementation, as Howard did with the monarchy referendum. Success generally comes with a focus on broad principles. The 1967 referendum simply asked whether the constitution should be amended, " to give the Commonwealth Parliament the power to make laws with respect to Aboriginal people in Australia, and to include Aboriginal people in national censuses." The critical factor in the success of the 1967 referendum was that it had bipartisan support and a no case was not presented. If there's a no case this time, it's hard to see how the referendum could succeed.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball