{"id":60594,"date":"2025-07-14T18:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60594"},"modified":"2025-07-14T18:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T08:13:32","slug":"a-letter-from-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=60594","title":{"rendered":"A Letter From George"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Tom,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We sent them ten simple questions.<\/p>\n

Ten clear, values-based questions on life, family, freedom, and truth.<\/p>\n

And what did Tasmania\u2019s political class do?<\/p>\n

They ran for cover.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Labor Party, the Liberal Party, the Greens, the Nationals, and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party did not respond to our questionnaire.<\/p>\n

Not one had the basic decency to be transparent with the public.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t just silence. It\u2019s cowardice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They don\u2019t want to be accountable to you.<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t want to be pinned down on abortion, gender ideology in schools, parental rights, religious freedom, or the right of faith-based schools to employ staff who actually believe in their mission.<\/p>\n

And sadly, this refusal to engage tells you everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be blunt: Labor and the Liberals have both abandoned our values<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Labor, under Dean Winter, has already pledged to maintain taxpayer-funded access to late-term abortion<\/strong>, with no conscience safeguards. They plan to criminalise prayer and counselling<\/strong> that doesn\u2019t affirm gender ideology and sexuality, through a sweeping “conversion therapy” ban.<\/p>\n

They are committed to defending Tasmania\u2019s radical Anti-Discrimination Act, which already erodes religious liberty and offers no protection to faith-based schools trying to uphold their values. And let\u2019s not forget, every single Labor MP voted in favour of Tasmania\u2019s euthanasia legislation<\/strong> in 2021, helping to make it one of the most extreme assisted suicide laws in the country.<\/p>\n

Labor is proudly flying the flag of the hard Left, and they\u2019re coming for your conscience<\/em>.<\/p>\n

And the Liberals? They helped them do it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Premier Jeremy Rockliff\u2019s Liberals have vowed to reintroduce their own conversion-practices ban<\/strong>, one that opens the door to criminalising parents, priests, and counsellors who simply dare to disagree. They have refused to commit to any protections for life, parental rights, or freedom of speech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve said nothing about safeguarding the most basic freedoms for families and people of faith in this campaign. And yes, seven Liberal MPs<\/strong>, including then-Premier Peter Gutwein and now-Premier Jeremy Rockliff, voted in favour of the euthanasia bill<\/strong> in 2021. The party refused to take a stand, and that enabled the bill to pass.<\/p>\n

Rockliff calls himself a moderate, but in reality, he\u2019s just tagging along with the same activist agenda.<\/em><\/p>\n

The minor parties showed us nothing better.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We expect the Greens to be against our values. The Nationals, and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers are supposed to be conservative, but when given the opportunity to prove it, they went completely silent.<\/p>\n

Not a word. Not a reply. Not a single answer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They want your vote without earning your trust.<\/em><\/p>\n

Only one independent candidate, John Macgowan in Clark, had the courage to engage with the issues, answering thoughtfully and in full. Mr Macgowan answered “Yes” to nine of our ten questions, and, while staking a personal pro-life position, he did not support rolling back abortion laws, stating he would only consider doing so if there were clear public support.<\/p>\n

This election has revealed a brutal truth: the political establishment in Tasmania is either hostile or indifferent to your values<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re afraid to answer your questions because they don\u2019t represent you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

They don\u2019t believe in your freedom.
\nThey don\u2019t believe in your family.
\nThey don\u2019t believe in your faith.<\/p>\n

So now, it\u2019s up to us to make that truth known. Loudly. Publicly. Unapologetically.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s show these politicians that ignoring the silent majority comes at a cost.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For life, family, and freedom,<\/p>\n

George Christensen and the team at CitizenGO<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Tom, We sent them ten simple questions. Ten clear, values-based questions on life, family, freedom, and truth. And what did Tasmania\u2019s political class do? They ran for cover. The Labor Party, the Liberal Party, the Greens, the Nationals, and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party did not respond to our questionnaire. Not one had … <\/p>\n

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