If you think that the response to Q.3 of the 1988 Federal Referendum should have been a CRYSTAL CLEAR SIGNAL to federal and state government corporations that 67% of the electorate voted NO because they
To be fair, that was the same referendum that the Australian population voted against extended the right to trial by jury, to extend freedom of religion, and to ensure fair terms for persons whose property is acquired by any government. I mean really? People *don't* want fair terms and recompense of compulsory acquisition of their property? People *don't* to worship, or not worship, in accord to their own desires? When it comes to referenda, Australians seem to be, well, not very smart. They've voted yes in 8 referenda out of 44 since 1906; as Menzies accurately quipped: "to get an affirmative vote from the Australian people on a referendum proposal is one of the labours of Hercules." Personally, I've long been an advocate for the abolition of state governments. Now there's an institution well passed it's use-by date. -- Lev Lafayette, mobile: 61 432 255 208 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt