tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post7894129148985186428..comments2023-11-03T07:23:30.909-05:00Comments on The Monarchist 2.0: The Republican Big ConUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-13244334430594922822007-12-10T15:45:00.000-05:002007-12-10T15:45:00.000-05:00Hi Adams, A plebiscite to entrench the monarchy wo...Hi Adams, A plebiscite to entrench the monarchy would never happen, remember politicians would control any question and they are, in the main, republican. Also we don't need any plebisite on this issue.David Byershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964387756766124214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-78972628030703874552007-12-10T13:25:00.000-05:002007-12-10T13:25:00.000-05:00The thing needed is a plebiscite that entrenches t...The thing needed is a plebiscite that entrenches the monachy I wrote a post on this for this blog more than a year ago.adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008404206373078859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-23345460640151280932007-12-09T18:38:00.000-05:002007-12-09T18:38:00.000-05:00Very well then. I'll respond on those grounds.Very well then. I'll respond on those grounds.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-25510209115180619762007-12-09T18:08:00.000-05:002007-12-09T18:08:00.000-05:00Lewis, smart as always. I think you need to re-re...Lewis, smart as always. I think you need to re-read my article. I am not arguing against the whole idea of plebiscites rather the misuse of them to con people in the way I have clearly stated in my article. Anyway you are not my target audience so it really does not matter what you think, I am for showing up republicans for what they are to those who might not have made up their minds and to add ideas to fellow monarchist.<BR/><BR/>Now does anyone have something sensible to add?David Byershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964387756766124214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-15442594718285025132007-12-09T17:32:00.000-05:002007-12-09T17:32:00.000-05:00Just a minor point for the sake of historical accu...Just a minor point for the sake of historical accuracy: John Howard first mooted the use of plebiscites at the 1998 Constitution Convention (in his opening speech no less), so it wasn't a "republican" idea. I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to why Howard did this.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.com