It has been around six weeks since I originality wrote about the Marriage Equality Plebiscite and accurately depicted the effect the process would have on the local and greater community. The debate has become bitter and petty and even violent, the process nothing but a ruse by our Federal Government to control, distract and divide our community, a device that is working.

There are reports every day in the media about the negative effects this postal survey is having on certain people on both sides of politics.  Such reports have surfaced such as a headbutt to our former Prime Minister, firm No Vote campaigner the ‘honorable’ Mr Tony Abbott, or an article about how a dog wearing a Yes Vote scarf was kicked and sprayed with homophobic bile. An ex Prime Minister and a dog in a park, both victims of violence derived from this complete debacle. Just imagine what this process is doing to the average person in this country, who just wants to be able to marry someone they love, but are put through this hatred and bigotry because of gender.

My opinion has not changed, this Plebiscite is a waste of money and an embarrassment to our whole country. We should not be debating the civil rights of our people, not in this day and age. It is and continues to be a disgrace.

What I think most people on both sides of the campaign seem to forget is this is not a ‘Vote’. Again, this is a non compulsory, non constitutionally binding survey held by the Bureau Of Statistics and may never actually change anything. Despite the outcomes, the government are not obligated to change the law. This situation has become entirely complicated, the debate heated and hopefully not heading for disaster.

It is however happening, and I am happy that I got to post back my “Yes Vote” today, my say in this unequal national survey for fools.