Quote Originally Posted by plague View Post
They voted on it a few years back and it was rejected. In fact champions of the left Rudd and Gillard voted no (shorten and Turnbull voted yes). Stop making out one side of this debate is so damn righteous.

This isn't a simple left/right issue.

If Turnbull changes his mind then Shorten (rightfully) screams "broken election promise" just like Gillard and Abbott both copped, and look how those broken promises nailed their chances of hanging onto the top job.

Turnbull is trapped, and it's got nowt to do with Bernardi and the other nutters.

You are getting a plebiscite, so campaign for your side and scream louder for your team than the people you disagree with.
Correct, but that was in 2012. The debate has moved on in leaps and bounds since then.
And its not really "my side" being that I'm heterosexual, but I dont see any issue with the Marriage Act being amended.
And Turnbull is trapped and its all to do with the nutters. All he has to do is change the party stance on the plebiscite to a free vote in parliament and the hard right will turf him out quicker than you can say "Tony Abbott". He is holding onto the office of PM by a thread, stepping out on a divisive issue will kill his leadership. Again.