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Con Dassos's avatar

Hi, the upcoming Australian referendum has no credible chance of being approved for tried following reasons:

1. Over the last 25 years, There were 4 referendums held and only ONE approved....25% success rate.

2. Actually since 1907, There have been 44 referendums held and only 4 approved...9% success rate.

SO WHY WOULD ONE THINK THAT THERE IS A REALISTIC CHANCE THIS ONE WILL SUCCEED??

3. But even more catastrophic is the OBLIGATORY qualifying rule stated in the legislation of the Australian Constitution of DOUBLE MAJORITY. This means:

a) that irrespective of what the total majority of Australians vote in a referendum-

b) to achieve APPROVAL in a referendum FOUR out of our SIX (yes, there are only 6 states) States MUST must APPROVE

c) to achieve FAILURE in a referendum ONLY A MINIMUM OF 3 of the 6 States need REJECT.

** unfair, biased, deceitful LAW**

'No reasonable chance of success possible" EVER, no matter what the issue is... As shown since 1907 to date.

This LAW MUST BE CHANGED; because we want to ACT a DEMOCRACY. NOW!!!

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Raphael Lataster (BPharm, PhD)'s avatar

It is looking like mission impossible now, with the polls increasingly showing the No vote leading.

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Jillian Stirling's avatar

It’s been a farce. The yes campaign just abuse us for being nasty people. X

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