The Big Republicans are not satisfied with pencilling out the word “”Queen” in the Constitution and substituting it with “”President”. They want a fresh start with a completely new Constitution, putting sovereignty firmly in the hands of the people, not in any way derivative of the British Crown and the divine rights of kings.
The small republicans, on the other hand, seek the smallest change possible. This is the view of the Australian Republican Movement. It seeks only one thing: that the highest office in the land under our Constitution should not be filled by a foreigner.
The small republicans are headed, among others, by Donald Horne who wrote a book called (I think, from memory) The Lucky Monarchy.
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