Person: Dick Spicer

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The Presidential oath to God is discriminatory

I concur with correspondent Dick Spicer, of Citizens to Separate Church and State, who asserts that the President’s religious oath is a violation of equal rights. 

President’s religious oath a violation of equal rights

Let’s fix this contradiction in our Constitution

Court oaths need to be more pluralist

Child welfare act demands evidence of immediate risk

Blindness to two existing child-specific rights

'Two Rights Now' launch referendum 'No' campaign

The government should be forced to live up to its existing constitutional obligations and not distract the issues by holding a referendum.

Fri, 19 Oct, 2012

Primary school education failure

The statement issued by Government sources that the proposed children’s rights amendment to the Constitution will be a “strong, robust article designed to enhance the constitutional protection of children from abusive situations” is somewhat lacking in credibility.

Wed, 26 Sep, 2012