Nienor SharkAttack wrote: |
And now, if the newspaper I'm reading is correct, Australia's John Howard is trying to do the same as Bush...
*Irritated grumbling*
He already has, sort of – the Marriage Act 2004 defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others. At the moment, the Federal Government is fighting with the Australian Capital Territory, which has passed Civil Union laws for same-sex couples – apparently they’re classed as marriage too, and are in violation of the Act.
He can’t amend the Constitution, though – the Australian Constitution can only be changed through referendum. He doesn’t need to, anyway – the Constitution gives the Federal Government power to make laws with respect to marriage (hence the Marriage Act).
I wish this Government would stop doing things like this, especially as I still intend to vote for it…
ETA: The Marriage Act had bipartisian support, so I don't have too many options anyway, even if I wanted to make gay marriage a decisive issue.