Alex Antic on the Voice Trojan Horse By James Reed

From an email:

“Labor’s Voice to parliament is shaping up to be one of the most ill-conceived concepts ever devised in Australian politics.

As I told the Senate during this most recent sitting period, the “YES” campaign is little more than a national guilt-trip, with no substantial arguments and wholly reliant on vague, sentimental rhetoric about “recognition.”

Labor simply hopes that their empty words will cause you to overlook the details and the fact that the Voice is a Trojan Horse for more disruptive bureaucracy.

Here are the FACTS about Labor’s Voice to parliament:

1. Because the Voice would be entrenched into our Constitution if Labor’s referendum succeeds, we won’t be able to get rid of it if it becomes a headache for the parliament and the nation.
2. Amending the Constitution is unnecessary, as recently proven by South Australia’s state parliament, which established a state Voice via legislation.
3. Labor claims the Voice will “make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.” This could mean anything, as there are no issues in this country that don’t, in some sense, relate to indigenous people. The scope of the Voice’s focus and activity is unknown.
4. Labor says, “the Parliament shall… have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.” This means virtually every aspect of the Voice is subject to change, meaning Australians cannot cast an informed vote.
5. The ideological basis for the Voice is the Uluru Statement from the Heart, a document which denies the sovereignty of the Crown.
6. Labor still have not explained how the Voice will work or what it will do, with the Prime Minister being unable to tell us how many members the Voice will have or how they will be selected.

Despite these obvious problems, Labor is spending $364.6 million on the Voice referendum during a cost-of-living crisis.

I recently had the privilege of discussing the Voice, and a range of other issues, with former Prime Minister Tony Abbot on my new podcast ‘BASED’ …

As Mr. Abbot wisely said:

“In the end, it’s really a simple question: Do we want our country to be divided into those whose ancestry extends back past 1788, and everyone else?”

My answer is NO, and that’s what I’ll be saying when the referendum comes around.

Your sincerely,

Alex Antic
Liberal Senator for South Australia