Saturday, 5 March 2016

The plebacite question

The Plebiscite

So i am not going to go over why its such a bad idea in much detail, i will just leave some points here:

* Marriage laws changed before,by this government, without
   plebiscite.
* The bigots will come out of the woodwork with their damaging 
   hate speech and vilification.
* It is expensive (525 Million +).
* It is unnecessary.
* It is non-binding.
* The bigots have already said they wont abide by its decision 
   if it goes against their bigoted views.
* Its stalling as it will only happen if the Lib/Nats are re-elected 
   (IE: when hell freezes over). 
* The current laws are unconstitutional and should be changed 
    as a matter of law.
 * The hate groups often pose as Christians and their rhetoric 
    will further tarnish the reputation of Christianity and through 
    association other religions.


Anyway, what i actually want to talk about is if we had to have this ridiculous plebiscite, what should the question be? 

1. Should Australia have marriage equality?

    This is probably a little too simple.

2. Should all non-related Australians of legal age and with 
   full consent be allowed to marry?

   This is probably a little too wordy.

3. Does Australia need a plebiscite to change the marriage 
    laws? 

    An interesting one, because if the answer is yes, then we 
    would rescind the Lib/Nats changes to the marriage act and 
    i believe that would technically allow marriage equality. If the 
   answer is no, then marriage equality could be achieved in 
   parliament.

4. Should marriage laws be in line with the Australian 
    constitution?

    I believe a yes vote would force the laws to be changed to 
    make them constitutional, allowing marriage equality.

5. Should Australia remain a democracy and resist 
    fundamentalist religious fanatics trying to implement 
    religious laws? (IE: sharia law, Mosaic law).

    A yes vote would be for marriage equality.

6. Should all Australians have equal rights?

    Personally, i think this is probably the fairest and simplest.

 

 
 So if we have to have this plebiscite, what should the question be?



  






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