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aka “Yogi Marriott’s STATES Model”

Appraisal of STATES

Republic Australia

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States Head-of-State Selection (STATES) Republic Model

Australia’s Current Constitutional Monarchy - In Republic Format

Australia in its thus-far quest for a republic has ignored the foundation of our nation which of itself offers a model for a unique-to-the-world republic for this unique-to-the-world country… A republic based on Australia’s states, its current constitution, the Westminster system, Canberra’s Con-Con-1998 government-agenda-suggestions… And Australia’s well-proven federation.

As the shell-only of a republic-model STATES provides the procedure to settle at referendum Australia’s two basic needs when becoming republic…

1 Replace British monarchy 2 Provide Australian heads-of-state

…whilst allowing other detail to be devised before a second referendum.

“STATES” is a model for a republic of Australia… (STATES is NOT a model for the head-of-state)… Simply Oz states replace the monarchy as Australia’s source of heads-of-state and each state in-turn is required to appoint an accomplished and acceptable head-of-state… Thus Australia becomes a solid republic with an Australian, appointed by Australians, as its head-of-state.

Laws governing appointment of heads-of-state and the republic generally (to be devised after the model’s acceptance) remain permanently subject to improvement through referendum following approval from all Australian governments.

STATES is a secure republic for Australia - Provides an Australian as HoS

Annuls British monarchy - Retains Westminster - Enables referenda

Australia’s constitutional advocate holds untitled position “highest office”

Untitled incumbent appointed by Australia’s states-in-turn to be HoS

Australia (Below_PM) rendered unchanged - HoS shares power with PM

HoS represents Oz apolitically as a nation - PM’s role politically the same

HoS/PM-relationship determined before second referendum

Subject to further change at referenda

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Royalists Realists Republicans

Two minority Oz factions impede Australia’s progress towards a republic… riveted-Royalists and radical-Republicans… The West and East tips of Australia’s republic aspiration… In total less than a majority of Australians.

A third faction, as yet unacknowledged, thus-far disenfranchised and mostly self-unrecognised, holds the republic-key… Realists… Both Royalist and Republican.

Royalist-and-Republican Realists constitute the majority of Australians and sit between riveted-Royalists (who insist the monarchy is integral to their system) and radical-Republicans (who insist national election is integral in their republic).

Realistic Royalists-and-Republicans are rational, fair-dinkum, even-handed, true-blue Australians who see Oz as a sovereign nation… With a head-of-state chosen from a definable and acceptable Australian collective representation.

Australians who believe the head-of-state should be above politics… Or that Australia be not split by its political parties… Or see a republic as inclusive of each and every Australian… Or federation as the foundation of an “indissoluble” nation… Or agree states surrendered national control not national sovereignty… Or want-NOT one-political-party versus another as in a USA-style system… Or worse.

What Australia’s British-heritage, background, monarchy and Queen mean and have contributed toward Australia’s remarkable political stability to date may (1) be variously appreciated… or may (2) be variously ridiculed _ by a Realist.

Thus a Realist-royalist is one who (1) may accept a republic as inevitable if only through attrition… One who may be prepared to forgo the monarchy but sees the Westminster system as essentially part of an Australian republic.

And a Realist-republican one who (2) eagerly anticipates the fulfilment of having an Australian as head-of-state… Yet one who recognises the perils of an adversarial republic and may be prepared to forgo a popularly elected head-of-state.

So as a Realist at referendum… If you accept Australia can safely and will become republic without the monarchy… Or… If you are unconcerned or unclear about the detail yet ardently desire a republic _ “STATES” encompasses you.

Radical-Republicans should explain their system and their head-of-state selection.

Riveted-Royalists should contemplate just where their loyalty and allegiance lies.

These two hostile extremist-minorities are a major barrier in Australia’s progress to a republic which ideally must have majority support from middle-Australia.

My Best Regards                                                                                             Yogi.

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Royalists Realists Republicans

1998’s Con-Con question “which republic model”-(snip)-“the current system of government”

1999’s Referendum question “Queen and Governor-General”-(snip)-“replaced by a President”

Royalists

1999 Referendum Result

Republicans

55%

45%

Royalists

Realists

Republicans

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Keep

Westminster system and

National election

monarchy

head-of-state with states as source

of head-of-state

of a STATES Head-of-State Republic

Royalists & Realists

Realists & Republicans

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