Issue No 39 | 12 November 1999 | |
SatireSupport Surges for Armenian Republic ModelExtracted from The Chaser
The assassination by gun crazed extremists of the Armenian Prime Minister has been cautiously backed by Ted Mack and the Direct Electionist lobby as a possible new Republican model.
While legal experts have expressed concern at the constitutionality of the methods to dismiss the Prime Minister, the public has expressed overwhelming support for this part of the model. Touted as the new "direct rejection" model and seen as the purest expression of the people's wishes the model has seen a steep rise in the polls after Prime Minister Mr John Howard entered the Republic debate. "I'm not a violent man, but after three years of John Howard I have been convinced that this is really the only way to go," said one young voter. The new Armenian model has seen support for the Republic sky-rocket in Australia's rural areas. "Sure, I'd give up the Queen if I got to shoot something,' said one ex-monarchist farmer. "Actually, I'd give up my own Grandmother if I got to shoot something.
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