"Martin" wrote in message
On Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:28:08 +0100, Sacha
wrote:
On 26/7/08 14:39, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:
I predict that you will wrong 
*Somebody* will be monarch because the monarchy never dies. Le roi est
mort, vive le roi.
Not of Oz it will become a Republic.
Yes but the point that Farm is making is that the preparations for such a
referendum and the implementing of it will mean that Australia *will* have
another monarch
George VI died at the beginning of 1952 the Coronation wasn't until June
the
following year. More than enough time to organise a referendum if that's
what
the party in power wants to do; and what better time to do it?
Australia already had a referendum in 1999
Yes, the referendum was held in November 1999 but before it was held there
was a long period of discussion the then resulted in the holding of a
Consitutional Convention in February 1998. It was the outcomes of the
Constitutional Convention that were voted on more than a year and a half
later.
Any King would be crowned well and truly by then.
Changing the titular head of a country is more than just suddeny deciding
"we'll be a Republic!". And it had little to do with the popularity of
Elizabeth. It just wasn't the right model at the time.
We are currently having a 'dialogue' about changing the preamble to the
Cosntitution and if you reread your cite, you'll notice that it was the
second item voted on in 1999. Same thing all over again and here we are all
of 9 years on.
"The 1999 Australian referendum was a two-question referendum held on 6
November
1999. The first question asked whether Australia should become a Federal
republic with a President appointed by Parliament, a bi-partisan
appointment
model which had previously been decided at a Constitutional Convention in
February 1998. The second question, generally deemed to be far less
important
politically, asked whether Australia should alter the constitution to
insert a
preamble. Neither of the amendments passed."
Something to do with EIIR being a very popular Queen, and not Charles
waiting to
be crowned.
--
Martin