Constitution
Posted by: margaretjulia
23rd Oct 2023 02:34pm
Do you think the referendum would have passed if the Voice had not been included?
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say_wot
Maybe, but what would be the point ?
jtmorri
What was The Voice? No one actually knows as a model was never put forward for consideration.
I don't think people would have voted Yes to recognise Indigenous people in The Constitution as the whole premise of Australia is being multi-cultural and as one, united and not divided along racial lines. The Indigenous population of Australia is around 3% and there is a Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and another 10 Indigenous parliamentarians. The Indigenous population of Australia is overrepresented in the Federal Parliament of Australia. They would be better to have taken the money from the Corporations which were in the millions and spend that on housing, health and education in remote Indigenous communities rather than running a politically motivated Yes Campaign. The Indigenous community has to do better in representing themselves via the people that already have a voice in the parliament.
margaretjulia
Interesting thoughts. Thank you
angela30587442
No..the constitution is rigged there's already acknowledgement of aboriginal peoples there's already indigenous politicians which already do nothing to better them
kidwithsmurf
I believe the referendum would have had a better chance of success with a more logical explanation of what voting 'YES' would mean for the country. One of the main arguments from some people was that if you voted 'NO,' you were considered racist. However, the whole vote in my opinion, was more politically motivated than racially driven. The entire campaign seemed to fail, turning into a political mess where people had little understanding of what voting 'yes' even meant. Moreover, I suspect many people have never read or understood our constitution well enough to determine if adding something to it is a good idea or not.
If the question had been as simple as, 'Should we add provisions to the constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia?' it might have passed. But, in reality, I believe most people simply want to be left alone to live their lives to the best of their abilities. So, I'm not convinced that anyone genuinely wanted a referendum, aside from politically motivated individuals.
margaretjulia
Thank you for your comprehensive thoughts
margaretjulia
I think there would have been a strong Yes vote if the question had been different . Recognition in the Constitution for Indigenious Peoples would have been accepted.