Fitzimons versus the royalists

The simple question on which we will be asked to vote is,

"Do you want Australia to have its own Head of State"?

This will quite easily be approved and will be followed by a binding Referendum a year later when we will vote to change the Constitution to remove all British links and decide how we will elect our head of State.

It will again be a battle between those who favour Parliament and those who want the people to decide. We will respect the majority vote.

Above all, the result will acknowledge that the arrival of the First Fleet two and a quarter centuries ago was an occasion in which 30,000 indigenous people were slaughtered defending the land that was theirs for 50,000 years. The last vestige of imperial arrogance will be removed.

Fitzsimons, the man in the Red Bandana, has assembled an impressive team to lead the campaign and he is organising them for battle with non-stop zeal. No one will blunt his revolt.

Paul Keating and Julia Gillard have weighed in heavily on his side. Keating is in print saying that, when he was Prime Minister, he discussed the matter of the Republic with the Queen and she was at peace with it.

He also said, in quite unflattering terms, that Prince Charles must not be allowed to have any say in our affairs as he does not have a high opinion of him.

Many argue that the Royals really have no say in our affairs, but Tony Abbott negated that when he declared that the Queen had asked him to make Prince Phillip a Knight of Australia. The issue was a major element in bringing Abbott down.

On a personal note, I am proud to say that Fitz has invited me to be his Honorary Fund Raising Adviser and I have gladly accepted because I am a proud Aussie and I reckon that the man in the Red Bandana is the leader who will get this important decision over the line.

If you want to join the team, go to the website of the Australian Republican Movement and become a financial member today. You will be an active participant in creating a new future for a proud and independent nation.