ConstitutionalCritique
Critical constitutional analysis by the CRU
Using Representative Government to Bypass Representative Government
17 July 2012
| Amanda Sapienza
CRU Associate, Amanda Sapienza, writes as follows about the Commonwealth’s legislative response to the Williams case:
A court decides that government activity is invalid because it is inconsistent with representative government. The government’s response to the decision is carried out in a way that marginalises the operation of representative government. Ironic?
A court decides that government activity is invalid because it is inconsistent with representative government. The government’s response to the decision is carried out in a way that marginalises the operation of representative government. Ironic?
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