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NSW Liberal Leader backs the Voice: "An enhancement to liberal democracy", page-21

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Originally posted by johngalt815: ↑

Cambridge-educated Mark Speakman is NSW Liberal Party leader and served as the state’s attorney-general for six years.

“This is an enhancement of liberal democracy. This doesn’t detract from liberal democracy. You’re not creating special rights for classes. Instead, you’re creating an advisory body to advise on behalf of the most disadvantaged section of society,” Speakman said.

“Some of the statistics are extraordinary: the most incarcerated group in the world; if you’re a young Aboriginal male, you’re more likely to end up in jail than go to university; if you’re an Indigenous woman in NSW, you are more than 30 times as likely to be in hospital because of domestic violence than a non-Indigenous woman,” he said.

"This is not just a matter of tweaking outcomes – these are disastrous outcomes. And that’s why it’s got to be elevated to the Constitution and not just left as a legislative body.”

“This amendment is not racist because it is an advisory body that has no constitutional entitlement to be consulted; it is not a third chamber; and has no veto rights on legislation or decisions.”

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“…Cambridge-educated Mark Speakman is NSW Liberal Party leader and served as the state’s attorney-general for six years...”

Arguments of authority in a democratic society… when will you lot learn these never work…
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