National Human Rights Consultation Submission 

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Name: Brad Gould 

Submission Text: 

Hi,
 

 
I firmly believe that Australia should ratify, into law (and preferably the
 
Constitution), the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
 

 
Particularly, in the current Australian climate, Article 19 (freedom of
 
opinion and expression) and Article 9 (arbitrary arrest, detention or
 
exile).
 

 
Its still remarkably applicable to all nations, not only Australia, which I
 
think demonstrates its fitness to its purpose, which has stood the test of
 
time - 60 years.
 

 
The Australian Government has already voted, in the UN for its adoption,
 
and I think there would be wide spread support in the electorate to ratify
 
something Australia has supported internationally for 60 years. It should
 
be an easy sell (unlike the Republic debacle).
 

 
I'm a little surprised that there isnt seemingly any focus of the National
 
Human Rights Consultation process on political rights and fair and free
 
representation thereof. Time I think has proved that the political
 
process... "democracy"... is being subjugated to whomever has the largest
 
bank balance. True, "will of the people" democracy is becoming a thing of
 
the past.
 

 
Sincerely,
 

 
Brad Gould 

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