• Gorgritch_Umie_Killa@aussie.zone
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    For the pollies, i reckon you’re right, there is no clear way forward. I think it’ll be on the States to take a leading role.

    I heard during the week, the problem with a referendum is its a blunt yes/no answer. So we’ll never really know what people were actually saying no to. Focus groups and surveys will only get us so far. Makes it hard to know where to go next.

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      Exactly, and when the question posed was open to so much interpretation everyone has their own idea of what they voted yes/no for. It wasn’t like the “gay marriage yes or no” referendum that was clearly understood by most people. Such a mistake to call it “the voice”. Isn’t that a TV show?

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        the “gay marriage yes or no” referendum

        Small nitpick: it was a plebiscite - not a referendum. Our marriage laws aren’t contained in the Constitution, so a referendum wasn’t required.

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        Haha, it was a mistake to call it the Voice. I’m waiting for the Got Talent commission to get going.

        Unfortunately the nature of the constitution meaned that it needed to be a bit vague. But that was always one of its strengths. Over time, as life changes, the nation isn’t codified into too strict a system. The Voice reflected that essence very well.