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Let's Leave Hysteria to the Monarchists

Pyke, John R. (1999) Let's Leave Hysteria to the Monarchists, in Uhr, John, Eds. The Australian Republic: The Case for Yes, chapter 11, pages pp. 78-89. Federation Press.

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Abstract

I argued that either of the methods of selecting a President for an Australian republic - choice by Parliament or direct election by the people - were satisfactory, that both methods had been proven to work in other countries, and that republicans should stop inventing hysterical arguments against their non-preferred method.

Item Type:Book Chapter
Status:Published
Place of Publication:Leichhardt (Sydney)
Keywords:Commonwealth of Australia; constitution; republic; referendum; president; methods of election; direct election; comparative constitutional law.
Subjects:360000 Policy and Political Science > 360100 Political Science > 360101 Australian Government and Politics
390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390103 Constitutionalism and Constitutional Law
ID Code:7938
Deposited By:Pyke, John R
Deposited On:30 May 2007
Copyright Owner:Copyright (1999) the author
Additional Information:This is the "as printed" version kindly supplied by Federation Press. For more information, please contact the author: j.pyke@qut.edu.au