A Brief __ Writer’s Profile __ Yogi Marriott
STATES is promoted by this 73-year-old (1931) who treasures
everything Australian and sees a 50-something percentage vote either way as
being not good enough for this nation’s future.
Born in the living quarters
of a shop on what was known as Scotsmans Hill (for it overlooked the winning
post of Sydney’s Canterbury race course) and christened in Bankstown’s Catholic
church as Edward Bruce Marriott before, at six-weeks of age, being taken to
live in Linsley Street, Cobar, NSW.
Called Bruce (but
never-ever known as Edward) until, somewhere in the late 1950s or early 1960s,
when the use of Yogi by personal friends and close family began: My
youngest-of-four sons (1961) claims not knowing me other than as Yogi.
Now personally
recognised and legally registered as Yogi Bruce Marriott. Yogi
No attempt has been made to write, detail or present this republic
model on the internet in academic, legal or IT manner for the writer is an
average Australian, if there exists such an individual, and is not qualified in
any such regard.
But STATES is entirely the work and
responsibility of this fourth-generation Australian born in late-July 1931 to
an Irish-Catholic mother and a Church-of-England father (Ellen & Jim/Granny
& Pop).
Resident in Cobar NSW till 1940 while attending the Sisters of
Mercy convent until WWII saw my 37-y-o dad evacuated from
And my mum to move us to Sydney for me to spend short periods at
St. Mary’s Basilica, Sydney; Marist Brothers, Bondi; Patrician Brothers,
Waterloo and eventually, (sometime before my grandma tipped me Skipton to win
the Cup) the remaining war years and my schooling to the intermediate
certificate, the Christian Brothers Commercial College in Burwood, Sydney.
That C.B.C. Burwood class-of-1946 produced many kids who
contributed to
Based upon accountancy, mechanical engineering and building mine
was an entrepreneurial lifetime living at Croydon, Concord and briefly at North
Ryde (Sydney), South & West Hobart (Tas) and Old Bar (NSW)… 2003 sees me
now an age pensioner back in Hobart and happily resident at a residential
village in Claremont.
Recently (November, 2002) a brand-new computer system was bought to
engage in this STATES endeavour… Basically jumping from 3.11 to XP… An
experience.
An embryonic STATES was in mind when television coverage of
“NO” was of course the only way for me (and many thousands of
others) to vote in November 1999 and disaffection was felt when soon thereafter
Royalists claimed my vote had been in their favor.
My “NO” vote was caused by the republicans’ failure to provide any
sort of model at Con-Con’s Convention.
Yet, while an appreciator of our monarchial
system and being entirely happy if it was to continue, there is no doubt a
republic is the way of the future…
It is steadfastly believed many voters
experienced the same feeling… And bear the same view.
1999’s referendum identified three groups of Australians -
Radicals, Republicans and Royalists:
Many “NO” voters, Realists, were erroneously claimed by Royalists
to have supported the monarchy.
Realists supported our
Polls since 1999 show some 10% of
Australians favour retention of the monarchy and therefore Royalists, “it ain’t
broke/don’t fix it” people and the like are urged to consider a republic such
as STATES…
Of course continue to support the monarchy…
But consider as urgent the need of acceptable alternate… For the next
referendum will bring a republic.
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And since this was written “it” has been
“broke” and does need “fixin” – So, if a Royalist, make STATES your second choice.
Disaster for
For a political contest would become an unavoidable reality… And no
country in the world with such or a similar system has a trouble-free political
existence.
STATES… a system of the people… by the
people… has something for each and every Australian.
Yogi
To The Reader,
Should
you perceive value in STATES or have interest in a republic for
Should
you have an ability, motivation and/or whatever means to promote STATES in any
way you are entreated so to do.
For
if our Constitutional Monarchy is to be disenfranchised to become republic we
should ensure an acceptable/alternate system is defined so as Australians know
exactly where
No
political party, movement, organization or other individual has had involvement
in the conception, preparation or presentation of STATES and this writer, who
wants that Australians throughout the nation should learn of this suggested
republic, has *no hope of personally promoting it further.
Yogi
*Internet, email and
bulk mail changed this somewhat
Yogi Marriott – republic.australia@bigpond.com
Revisited
Website Uploaded 2003
STATES
Devised 1998
Conceived Mid-1990s