Rewriting the constitution - bad idea: I have always believed that rewriting the constitution is a really bad idea.
The constitution is an document in full operation. Thousands of lawyers are professionally trained to use it. Millions of students have been taught about it at school. The entire body of federal law is based upon it. There are thousands of High Court Judgements which interpret it. So much depends upon it.
The constitution can be legally ammended under s128. That means that words can be taken out or inserted. The idea that every word in the constitution needs to be replaced is absurd.
A genuine effort to reform the constitution will involve identifying specific objectives related to actual problems, potential problems or specific improvements. Identify these and carefully propose solutions.
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