Preserving our system of governance
Ron Walker put this submission to the Australia 2020 Summit. He argues why we should remove the Queen, but preserve our constitutional separation of powers between the Head of State and the Governor General.
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The Republic and Trans-Tasman Relations
H. K. Farmer put this submission to the 2020 summit, arguing that since New Zealand and Australia already share a common Head of State, why not consider continuing the arrangement under a republic.
Spectrum of Presidental Powers
A spectrum of presidential powers is often used to compare republican models. The failed bi-partisan appointment model attempted to find a centrist compromise and now plebiscites are to resolve the question of direct-election vs appointment. But using a spectrum of powers hides certain assumptions and it’s only in breaking these assumptions can we envisage Australia’s republican future.
Honorary President – above politics
The Honorary President Republican Model makes the claim that Australia could have directly-elected, yet apolitical Head of State. In comments posted at South Sea Republic, this claim was sceptically received. If a president were elected, who would run the campaigns? Wouldn’t there be just party candidates? Surely then the Honorary President would then become political.
This article shows how the Honorary President’s power is codified so that none exists. It then explains how the mechanisms of election and tenure are tailored so the Honorary President rises above politics, rather than embroiled within it.
Hello world!
Welcome to the Copernican Forum. This blog was started by Robert Vose, a Copernican Republican, in February 2006 in the hope that this will in time become a group blog, if there is enough public interest in the topic. Failing that, I will be posting here on issues relevant mainly to the Australian republic. My personal blog is at http://www.7gs.com/pharoz and it includes a category for republican posts.
Canberra Times
Memo to monarchists – drop the bogus arguments against a republic Read the rest of this entry »
by John Warhurst
