Discussion paper response

Mar Ramos
What is your full name?
Mar Ramos
What is your postal code?
29718
Do you support recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by changing the Constitution or making some other kind of legal change?
Yes
What should the change look like?
Constitution must be changed, deleting any section that is racist or prejudiced against any people, specially the first people. It must recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as the first and most important people, safeguarding their culture and
Should we have a statement that acknowledges the First Peoples of Australia?
Yes. This should be in the Constitution.
Where is the best place to put it?
The beinning of the constitution as the first people should be mentioned at the beginning
What should the statement say?
Not so sure what statement should be but the First people should be mentioned first as the legitimate first settlers and maybe the should be asked if they wish to legitimise the country's belonging to the British Commonwealth as they were completely ignor
Do you have any other comments on a statement about the First Peoples of Australia?
Power back to the legitimate first settlers
Should the word 'race' be taken out of the Constitution?
Yes
Should the Australian Parliament keep the power to make special laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
No
Do you think that a guarantee against racial discrimination should go into the Constitution?
Yes
Should the guarantee protect all Australians against racial discrimination, or only Indigenous Australians?
All Australians
Do you think Indigenous people should have a say when Parliament and government make laws and policies about Indigenous affairs?
Yes
Should a new Indigenous group be set up under the Constitution to give advice and make sure Indigenous people have a voice in political decisions that affect them?
Yes
Is it worth creating the new group if it can only give advice and does not have the power to block new laws?
I don't know
Do you have any other comments on this Indigenous group?
It must have the power to block or amend new laws
Should we delete section 25?
Yes
What would we achieve by getting rid of section 25?
Modernisation, recognition and we would be rid of that shameful section
Is there any point in keeping it?
none whatsoever
Are you making a submission on behalf of a person (such as yourself) or organisation?
Individual