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people, so too is the present Sovereign. The present Sovereign simply steps into the shoes of the former Sovereign in the fundamental documents of the Constitution.
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However, the strength of conviction of the English people -
Once again, I have difficulty locating the correct place. The major difficulty, because I was informed that I would not be allowed extended time, is that I cannot make the various logical connections between the things that have happened in this Assembly. I cannot talk on the various matters associated with the many cases that have been put before members of the Assembly and that show, whether the Assembly members like it or not, that people are concerned to have more time. Regardless of whether certain Assembly members maintain that there has been sufficient time, hundreds and hundreds of people in this Territory who have written letters to members do not believe that to be the case. The dictatorial attitude of members in not allowing the matter to be adjourned, regardless of whether they are right or the people are right, is appalling. There are many things I would like to say in this matter; but, having been told yesterday that leave would not be granted, I have to try to fit something that would take longer into a very short space of time. I have to hurry through it. I have been interrupted a number of times, and I now have some 30 seconds left. I cut out many sections of the speech that would have been helpful. Having been told yesterday that I would not be granted the time, I had little choice but to try to get as much in as I could.
Mr Humphries: Why do you not table the speech, Dennis?
MR STEVENSON: I will indeed table the document from which most of this comes. I seek leave to do so now.
Leave granted.
MR JENSEN (11.27): Mr Deputy Speaker, I would just like to pick up very briefly a couple of final points made by Mr Stevenson in his remarks. Clearly, the detail stage of the Bill provides - - -
Mr Stevenson: I already chopped it about so much. I leave you to a Bill that, if passed today, will be void - and it will be on the conscience of any person in Canberra to determine whether or not - - -
MR DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order, Mr Stevenson! Order! If you are leaving, leave quietly.
Mr Stevenson: Whether or not they will obey the constitutional laws or whether they will obey this - - -
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