Repsonse to 2 replies from Cam: Again, thanks for some thoughtful comments. There are plenty of academic constitutional lawyers and others exploring the idea of codification and they have not come to a consensus even after decades of debate and proposals. If these experts could come up with a definitive proposal then the republican debate would be in the parlous state it currently is in. As you can see, I am looking at the model issue with \"new eyes\" reviewing the fundamentals - for example I would argue that the \"third dynamic\" presently exists as the Queen. The question is how well can we replace her (and her extremely limited political role) with an Australian institution.
The politicians did give me some coverage in the Senate report \'Road to a Republic\' which shows that some of them dont hate us, and are willing to investigate these issues. I agree that resolution is extremely difficult to achieve, which is one reason why I am contributing a model with both minimalist and progressive elements.
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