CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION? – NO WAY!
This is the usual knee-jerk reaction we hear whenever someone says that the Constitution needs to be changed. Time and again we hear Australians saying that we should not amend our Constitution….that it is just fine as it is.
These people obviously have never read our Constitution, or if they have they certainly didn’t understand it. Yet it is written in clear, simple English that any person with a primary school education can understand.
Change is Essential for Growth to Occur
What they are really saying is that they are ignorant of what a Constitution is, and how it should work. In fact, a Constitution should be a dynamic set of guidelines for managing our country that change as a nation grows and changes. If we don’t change it we cannot ever hope to move forward and create a better society. So let’s see why we have arrived at this terrible time in our political life….
The Constitution was written over a 50 year period in the 19th Century during the Horse and Buggy era. At the time, Australia was divided into 6 British colonies, taking orders and its laws from the Queen and British Parliament.
But that all changed in 1901 when Australia managed after much wrangling to unite the 6 British colonies into ONE British Colony, with the Australian Constitution tacked onto a British Parliamentary Act…in fact, the first eight Sections of the Constitution are actually controlled by the British Parliament today, and they cannot be changed.
The rest of the Constitution is a marvelous piece of legislation that gives Australians a blueprint to set up an Australian Government. The Constitution lays out the structure of the government, as well as the obligations and responsibilities for the Federal and State Parliaments, as well as the rights of the Australian people to govern ourselves.
What the Constitution does NOT mention is a Prime Minister, or allowing Political Parties to form government. In fact, the Constitution specifically states that only We the People may choose our representatives (See Sections 16 & 34).
Section 128 gives ONLY We the People the right to amend the Constitution by voting in a referendum. But the one big weakness in it is that our founding fathers didn’t give us the power to start a referendum. Instead, ONLY the politicians may start a referendum….and they have not done their job of serving We the People by doing that. Instead, almost every referendum they have presented to us since 1901 has been aimed at increasing their power over us. But we are not that stupid. Of the 44 referendums we have voted in, We the People have passed only 8! That is a miserable record for any democratic nation.
Our Constitution is no longer guiding the nation as it should in these modern times. It was not designed to take into consideration the many social, technical, and global changes that have occurred since 1901.
In other words, it is outdated and it badly needs to be revised.
But what should we revise?
That is what Advance Australia is all about….providing a blueprint for change; the 5-Point Plan.
The first 5 steps in the plan will get our nation back on its feet in the quickest possible time by reforming the electoral system, our taxation system, and restoring national pride in all Australians through service to the nation.
Once that is done, Advance Australia has provided other things that could be added to the constitution, or amended, after debate by the Australian people followed by a referendum vote on each issue, so that we end up with a stronger legal framework, and a much stronger and united nation.
We urge you to read the 5-Point Plan carefully….re-read it a few times if you can…and think about each point in the plan and the consequences of the changes that are proposed.
Advance Australia welcomes constructive criticism and feedback.
3 thoughts on “Change the Constitution?”
Well I don’t agree with the sentiments of change the constitution at this time. Why, because there is not one politician other than Rod Culleton I trust nor do many thousands of others feel the same.we have been subjected to Capitol Treason since Hughes signed the treaty of Versailles without so much as asking the Australian people if it would be ok.
I have copies of correspondence from the privy Council in England regarding the appointment of Governor generals since the 1960 and they say no orders have been issued to appoint any Governor Generals for many many years. So!, who is authorizing these GG’s. if not her ||Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 or her heirs and or successors , WHO?
Our constitution says no one else can.
The political parties appear to be doing it and signed off on by whatever so called prime minister happens to be in office at the time.
This is Capitol Treason period.
This is just one of many anomalies that has been occurring since 1919. so tell me this, can you trust any politicians to allow us to have our constitution amended to meet the current climate here when they have all been acting in Capitol Treason since 1919. they will never allow the people to have it changed for the benefit of we the people, they will only allow change to suit the benefit of themselves.
The whole frigging lot of them should be hung for capitol treason.
Remember what Julia Gillard said of a referendum for a republic in relation to a new Republican Constitution when asked if there would be a bill of rights included to protect the people. Do you Remember? She said : there will be no bill of rights:
Do you all think that any side of politics is going to allow a bill of rights so as to curtail themselves from dictatorial governance?
I think not.
What has to be done is this first.
All laws made since 1919 and especially since Bob Hawks blatant treason of introducing a bogus Australia Act where he removed clauses that made it subject to the Constitution Act.
He removed s. 5 of the real UK Australia Act that was drawn up on behalf of her majesty because Bob Hawk and his merry thieves wanted to become sovereign in their own right in Australia over we the people that I might add the preamble of our constitution denies them the right to be sovereign over us and in fact the Quick and Garran annotations of the constitution asserts that there is no such thing as an Australian Government. only legislators who must do the bidding of we the people. How long ago since that has happened.
All political parties big or small are acting in treason. and you want to trust these deceitful miserable excuses for Australians with changing our Constitution.
I say :LIKE HELL.
Victor
That’s the whole point Victor. We need to get rid of the political party system. It’s illegal. We the People didn’t approve it. The parties just set themselves up as our rulers. It’s time for a change…but we can only do that if We the People have the right to Citizens Initiated Referendums (CIR). With that power we could change so much. Check out this website that lays out a 5-Point Plan designed to restore our nation to health, wealth, and happiness:
Advance Australia Group
I believe the Constitution needs to be changed, but only by the people. I also believe there are a lot of disgruntled people who want to see change, but have no idea how to achieve it. I have a suggestion.
We could conduct a voluntary referendum at the polls, handed out and collected by volunteers. This referendum would ask all voters if they would like to have the final say on all laws passed through State and Federal parliment. It’s aim would be to ammend the constitution removing all govenor generals and replacing them with ‘we the people’, turning Australia into a direct democracy. Our responsibilities would be to vote every 3 months on all laws/bills/acts etc. This could be made simple and accurate with blockchain.
I understand that the govt will not act on this voluntary referendum as it is not legit. However, it will show the sentiment of the people. If the govt refuses to act in favour of the majority’s opinions, then this could start an uprising, forcing the govt to take action.