Scarecrow said:
its because of our constitution we are an indisolvable federation. a state cannot leave unless the other states let it go. WA also isnt mentioned in the constitution, we didnt sign until the last minute. its a small loophole, and they tried to use it but it didnt stand up in court.
but we got the new Super 14 team in the rugby, beating the Vics!
has there ever been a secession movement in the East?
No that's wrong. There isn't anything at all mentioned in the Australian Constitution stopping a state from leaving. In fact there isn't even a clause dealing with a state withdrawing from the Commonwealth. Zero, zip, nardah. If a action, thus, isn't mentioned in the Constitution, it's considered a
state right. As such States can come & go as they please. It's not up to other states to decide. It's remains the sole decision of the state in question. The issue of a
indisolvable federation is an American thing, not an Australia one.
BTW, congradulations on getting the rugby team. All you need now is the personnel
Scarecrow said:
well the 1934 referendum had a 66% yes, and im sure that they werent all from Perth. but if they dont want to stay...well we have our ways eh heh heh eh. when i talk about WA i dont mean just the south-west. the north and center are essential parts of our economy, both for mining and tourism purposes. we sell and will continue to sell our gas to china, which has a huge demand for it. maybe if we could somehow persuade to chinese to step in on our behalf?
Well historically speaking, the region around Kalgoorlie was prepared to secede from WA in the late 1890s in order to join the Commonwealth. I'd dare say, even in 1933, that this region would have remained loyal to the Commonwealth which basically leaves Perth & the south-west of the state.
As for resources - you do realise that far more money is raised from regular taxation than anything else? This means WA gets most of its money from the other 18 million Australians who live elsewhere. it was for this main reason that, even though the referendum was successful, the WA govt at the time did its maths & realised there was little chance that it could raise enough money to pay for everything. But if you guys want to leave, by all means do so. I won't stop you people. Of course you people will have to pay for everything yourselves including health, schools, universities, the military, roads, railways, etc, etc, etc
Scarecrow said:
the only way a state or group of people could secede in Australia is through a civil war, and since we dont have the numbers, we will have to sit tight until we finish making the nuclear bombs to drop on Sydney and Melbourne, and the glorious revolution will continue.
Nope. As i said above, the individual state in question can leave whenever it wants, & considering WA has had a referendum on the matter, you guys can go whenever you want. And nukes? You guys don't even have any uranium mines let alone an atomic reactor. We, however, have both. So what's that about nukes?
