If in doubt, vote no

So, Klaas Woldring (Peninsula News, June 11) would have our Federal Constitution scrapped and rewritten, to enable an unspecified republic to be foisted upon us whether we like it or not.

This underwrites the wisdom of our founding fathers when they added section 128, to preclude people such as our politicians from tampering, adding or altering anything in the peoples' Constitution without our consent, and then only by referenda with a majority of voters in a majority of states.

It is well said for Australians to ask, "What kind of republic?" when no superior system of governance has been offered to us by republicans, even though they have been given decades to cobble one another.

They can look around the world and compare dozens of different kinds of republics and not one of them measures up to our Constituted Monarchy.

So what hope have they got?

Would they advocate a revolution?

Admittedly, there are shortcomings to be seen in our Federal system, but this is only because it is being administered by imperfect individuals.

The preamble asks us to (humbly rely) on the blessing of Almighty God, so we should rely on God to forgive us for our errors and omissions, as we strive to maintain a stable and progressive Nation here.

We haven't done too bad so far, with Australia being the envy of most nations of the world.

This brings us to the next Referendum mooted to be included in the upcoming election this September; to include local councils as a third tier of government in the Constitution.

But do we need this?

The six states are sure to be against it as they see themselves being undermined by the centralism of Canberra.

We need to give serious consideration to this proposal, always remembering, if in doubt, vote no.

Letter, 17 Jun 2013

Don Parkes, Woy Woy