Petition to Boot Egg-Covered Fraser Anning from Parliament Receives More Than a Million Signatures

Fraser Anning released a shocking statement. Australia responded with an egging and a petition for his removal.

In the aftermath of the tragic Christchurch terrorist attack on two mosques, Australian Senator Fraser Anning issued a statement that inspired widespread condemnation for its claim that the "real cause of bloodshed" in New Zealand was Muslim immigration.

In response, a Change.org petition calling for his removal from parliament was created on 16 March, and in just two days, it has already received more than one million signatures. That makes it the largest Change.org petition in Australian history.

But, is it even possible for an online petition to remove a sitting Senator? Both Labor and Liberal parties have joined forces to put forward a censure motion in parliament, which is basically a parliamentary condemnation. That's because, according to Section 8 of the Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987, neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives has the "power to expel a member from membership of a House."

Despite this, the Greens are looking into whether this Section needs to be amended for the future.

Until that day comes, however, 17-year-old boy Will Connolly delivered his own censure by cracking an egg on Anning's head during a political meeting in front of media. This led to a disproportionately violent response by both Anning and his far-right extremist supporters.

Despite getting punched, kicked and held in a chokehold, Connolly continued filming, and the legend of Egg Boy was born.

But despite many politicians not condoning his action, Egg Boy became a hero on the internet.

egg boy song🥚💥 💥
by me😹#eggboy#WillConnolly pic.twitter.com/lcD21b75Hy

— Mahmoud samer (@mahmoud4224) March 17, 2019

Take it from a moral philosopher: it is not only permissible but obligatory to egg Nazis. 🥚🍳👍 #eggboy

— Kate Manne (@kate_manne) March 17, 2019

#EggBoyHero

Dear egg boy,

We thank you greatly for your bravery because you’ve done more than what the Australian government has done about racist senator Anning, bless your soul.

Yours Sincerely,
Twitter users pic.twitter.com/dMNacUVgfS

— U .L. (@sonyil2019) March 17, 2019

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