The Australian Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, has exercised his supposedly ceremonial powers to overturn the Australian Capital Territory's civil-union law.
This is reminiscent of the action in 1975 of "Sir" John Kerr, who used similar supposedly ceremonial powers to dismiss the first Labor government in 30 years.
To: Governor-General
Re: ACT civil union law
Mick,
Who do you think you are? John Kerr? Nothing serves better than a little overweening moralistic egomania as a vehicle for overstepping your ceremonial role.
Perhaps you think you are The Queen, and don't like the thought of any others on your block?
This is reminiscent of the action in 1975 of "Sir" John Kerr, who used similar supposedly ceremonial powers to dismiss the first Labor government in 30 years.
To: Governor-General
Re: ACT civil union law
Mick,
Who do you think you are? John Kerr? Nothing serves better than a little overweening moralistic egomania as a vehicle for overstepping your ceremonial role.
Perhaps you think you are The Queen, and don't like the thought of any others on your block?
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