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I beg to differ on a number of points:
But a quick quote from Milan Kundera 'the fight against power is the fight against forgetting'

There's a bit bean made down this thread on the myths of aborigonal oral history and here we are seventy odd pg's in and a few reactionary's are posting what appears their first aquantince with Geffory Blainey but no mention of Henry Renolds? Ah the power of the written word. Not much use if you've never done the reading.

to your point Smurf;
I have no problem with the Voice, consititued, giving advice and it being ignored. The proposal asks for nothing more.
The moral impertus is on what advice is and is not ignored by government and then by the actions that would follow.
On which the electorate would be the final arbitor.
It's Democratic. As would be the democratic passing of Legislation post referendum.
The real power is in the parliament.....
As to your consultant quibbles? the more free access to FOI's accross the board ; I'm with you there. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

In no small part did the actions of the previous government, ROBO debt being one, have the Demos give their abitration. Get the idea?

<blockquote data-quote="orr" data-source="post: 1235031" data-attributes="member: 16899">I beg to differ on a number of points:But a quick quote from Milan Kundera&nbsp; &#039;the fight against power is the fight against forgetting&#039;&nbsp; There&#039;s a bit bean made down this thread on the myths of aborigonal oral history and here we are seventy odd pg&#039;s in and a few reactionary&#039;s are posting what appears their first aquantince with Geffory Blainey but no mention of Henry Renolds?&nbsp; Ah the power of the written word.&nbsp; Not much use if you&#039;ve never done the reading.to your point Smurf;I have no problem with the&nbsp; Voice, consititued,&nbsp; giving advice and it being ignored.&nbsp; The proposal asks for nothing more.The moral impertus is on what advice is and is not ignored by government and then by the actions that would follow. On which the electorate would be the final arbitor.&nbsp; It&#039;s Democratic. As would be the democratic passing of Legislation post referendum. The real power is in the parliament..... As to your consultant quibbles? the more free access to FOI&#039;s&nbsp; accross the board ; I&#039;m with you there.&nbsp; Sunlight is the best disinfectant.In no small part did the actions of the previous government, ROBO debt being one, have the&nbsp; Demos give their abitration. Get the idea?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="orr, post: 1235031, member: 16899"] I beg to differ on a number of points: But a quick quote from Milan Kundera [I]'the fight against power is the fight against forgetting[/I]' There's a bit bean made down this thread on the myths of aborigonal oral history and here we are seventy odd pg's in and a few reactionary's are posting what appears their first aquantince with Geffory Blainey but no mention of Henry Renolds? Ah the power of the written word. Not much use if you've never done the reading. to your point Smurf; I have no problem with the Voice, consititued, giving advice and it being ignored. The proposal asks for nothing more. The moral impertus is on what advice is and is not ignored by government and then by the actions that would follow. On which the electorate would be the final arbitor. It's Democratic. As would be the democratic passing of Legislation post referendum. The real power is in the parliament..... As to your consultant quibbles? the more free access to FOI's accross the board ; I'm with you there. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. In no small part did the actions of the previous government, ROBO debt being one, have the Demos give their abitration. Get the idea? [/QUOTE]

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