I trust the full weight of the ACCC is brought to bear upon them and they are made to pay for the parlous state in which a once proud Murray Goulburn now finds itself.

Yes, cows make the milk (“Cows make the milk”, The Border Mail, August 1) but they make it for their newborn babies. They don't make it for babies of a totally different species and they certainly, don't make it for adults of a totally different species. This cruel industry that  brings baby calves into the world to immediately kill them and steal their milk cannot end soon enough.

I have long been a supporter of fixed four-year parliamentary terms, the topic of your editorial on August 1.

But I have one addendum. No politician should be permitted to serve more than two consecutive terms. Turnover is good. Sedentary seat warming is bad, and Australia has had plenty of that example.

The damage that long-term politicians in safe seats can do is scary. Forget the nonsense about the need for politicians to carry through longer-term policies and projects. The furthest ahead any politician thinks is the next election.

Any proposal for constitutional change for these measures would of course have serious difficulty.

Firstly, the Australia polity is fundamentally conservative. Note the overwhelming number of conservative governments versus Labor governments since federation at state and federal levels. And this is primarily because people do not want change. Remember that old standard article of faith by the Liberal Party: Yes, we are all for change but not just yet. Both sides of politics always play upon this inherent fear of the populace of change.

The second reason is a corollary of the first. Most people do not understand the Australian Constitution. Only law and political science students have ever read it. I doubt a majority of our current politicians have read it. The constitution is something way up there in the clouds and not to be bothered with. Not every country even has a constitution. Britain does not.

Because a high percentage of our population has come from other countries many of those people have neither interest in nor understanding of the constitution. I suspect their votes totally follow the lead of the major parties. But that does not mean we should give up on trying.

I see that Wangaratta residents held a community meeting about the failings of the judicial system.

They are right – the judicial system is a joke and cares about criminals, not the victims.

I also noticed in Wagga court a man had failed to appear at court and was convicted in his absence.

When caught he told the magistrate he was worried about going to jail so he overdosed on the drug ice, and couldn't attend court.

The magistrate took this as a reasonable excuse for failing to attend court. Am I alone in thinking the lunatic asylum is now the judicial system? Do you notice the inaction of the politicians in this matter?

They all say it’s a problem but do nothing to fix it. So lay the blame where it should be – on the politicians’ heads and vote them out.

You never know, we may even get an honest politician or two.