An Australian Premier forbids 23 million Australians to vote because of one gay politician's opinion?
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| English: Picture of Colin Barnett, Premier of Western Australia and leader of the Western Australian Parliamentary Liberal Party. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Barnett states 23 million people voting could be damaging?
What sort of damage? He is correct for 1000's years marriage has been understood by billions of people as one woman and one man. To damage marriage because less than 1-5% DEMAND gay marriage not for love but want to seek the impossible which is equality.
How can marriage provide equality? Marriage was never there for political purpose. Barnett should reign.
Based on recent history, all street marches are solely run by homosexuals? TV and media lap it up. This is pure politics where Barnett is trying to bully ordinary Australians into accepting the sinful homosexual agenda.
"I didn't find it a very edifying experience," he said."I think the result from my perspective was the right one, but to see the emotion and division in the Parliament was not, in a sense, a good scene." Mr Barnett said while abortion was a more emotive issue than same-sex marriage, it illustrated how divisive an issue could become. "This is an issue that members should vote on in the Commonwealth Parliament and I would strongly recommend as a free vote," he said.
Ms Baker said she hoped the amended motion would send a clear message to federal politicians that it was time to act on the issue. "The ultimate aim is to get the Parliament of Western Australia to say something to the Federal Government, to hurry them up with this," she said. "We've waited too long. It's ridiculous to go to the huge
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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has expressed deep concern about the impact of a national plebiscite on same-sex marriage, arguing it could prove damaging and divisive. It came as the WA Parliament passed a motion last night calling on the Federal Government to abandon plans for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage and instead settle the issue with a conscience vote in Federal Parliament.
WA Labor MP Lisa Baker, who has campaigned strongly for marriage equality, had moved an original motion urging State Parliament to pressure the Federal Government to make same-sex marriage legal. But after a wide-ranging debate in the Legislative Assembly, MPs backed an amended motion calling for a free vote. Mr Barnett indicated deep reservations about dictating a position on an issue he believed should be a matter of conscience.
"If this issue were to go to a referendum or plebiscite, I think that would be very destructive," he said. "I think we would see some of the worst signs of Australian society. I do not believe that should happen. "I think you would see people marching in the street on either side of the debate. I think you'd find acrimony, personal insults, abuse and the like.
"I do not want to see this issue go to a referendum or indeed a plebiscite." He highlighted the abortion debate in State Parliament in 1998 where MPs voted in favour of choice and said it was a very difficult and divisive experience for both sides.Mr Barnett said previous conscience issues had proven to be very emotional issues for the Parliament and the public.
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has expressed deep concern about the impact of a national plebiscite on same-sex marriage, arguing it could prove damaging and divisive. It came as the WA Parliament passed a motion last night calling on the Federal Government to abandon plans for a plebiscite on same-sex marriage and instead settle the issue with a conscience vote in Federal Parliament.
WA Labor MP Lisa Baker, who has campaigned strongly for marriage equality, had moved an original motion urging State Parliament to pressure the Federal Government to make same-sex marriage legal. But after a wide-ranging debate in the Legislative Assembly, MPs backed an amended motion calling for a free vote. Mr Barnett indicated deep reservations about dictating a position on an issue he believed should be a matter of conscience.
"If this issue were to go to a referendum or plebiscite, I think that would be very destructive," he said. "I think we would see some of the worst signs of Australian society. I do not believe that should happen. "I think you would see people marching in the street on either side of the debate. I think you'd find acrimony, personal insults, abuse and the like.
"I do not want to see this issue go to a referendum or indeed a plebiscite." He highlighted the abortion debate in State Parliament in 1998 where MPs voted in favour of choice and said it was a very difficult and divisive experience for both sides.Mr Barnett said previous conscience issues had proven to be very emotional issues for the Parliament and the public.
"I didn't find it a very edifying experience," he said."I think the result from my perspective was the right one, but to see the emotion and division in the Parliament was not, in a sense, a good scene." Mr Barnett said while abortion was a more emotive issue than same-sex marriage, it illustrated how divisive an issue could become. "This is an issue that members should vote on in the Commonwealth Parliament and I would strongly recommend as a free vote," he said.
Ms Baker said she hoped the amended motion would send a clear message to federal politicians that it was time to act on the issue. "The ultimate aim is to get the Parliament of Western Australia to say something to the Federal Government, to hurry them up with this," she said. "We've waited too long. It's ridiculous to go to the huge
