It is time to resign, Kevin Andrews.

No Christian would endorse the filth and dross that Andrews spews! Unfortunately his crass hypocrisy aided by the silence of several Catholics and Anglicans in Howard's cabinet gives the Church a reputation it does not deserve. His real supporters are the Hansonites, whose voting preferences he is undoubtedly charged with securing. In this disgraceful matter Kevin Rudd and Labor are quietly compliant as Howard has yet again wedged them into silence. The real victims are the Sudanese, who despite their refugee trauma are like most of the rest of us manifestly law-abiding citizens who enrich our culture and draw out the best in our community. I have seen all this happen before in the UK, where a Tory grandee called Sir Cyril Osbourne would regularly trot out statistics relating to TB and leprosy on each occasion that the government accounted for immigration fugures. This gave rise to the spectre of Powellism, which despite the damage that it did turned in on its itself and eventually exposed Powell to be as mad as a cut snake. My concern however is for the hurt that these people are feeling and the extent to which Andrews' disgusting and treasonable policy plays into the hands of maniacs who single out the Sudanese to bully as the Nazis did the Jews. I urge my fellow Australians to join me in calling for Andrews's immediate resignation. If many of us speak for decency we can at least salvage the reputation of much that is good and decent about our country rather than for it to be sacrificed for the electoral benefit of this shameless racist opportunist.