Keane J 34. 106 Section 24 provides relevantly in relation to the composition of the lower house that: "The House of Representatives shall be composed of members directly chosen by the people of the Commonwealth". 107 Section 64 provides for the appointment of Ministers of State for the Commonwealth, and relevantly that: "no Minister of State shall hold office for a longer period than three months unless he is or becomes a senator or a member of the House of Representatives." 108 Section 128 provides the sole means of altering the Constitution, and relevantly that: "The proposed law for the alteration [of the Constitution] … shall be submitted in each State and Territory to the electors qualified to vote for the election of members of the House of Representatives." 109 The limitation on governmental power which is indispensable 95 to the effective operation of these provisions of the Constitution does not create a personal right akin to that created by the First Amendment to communicate in any particular way one might choose 96. In Monis 97, Crennan, Kiefel and Bell JJ explained: "Sections 7 and 24 of the Constitution do not … confer personal rights on individuals; rather they preclude the curtailment of the protected freedom by the exercise of legislative or executive power." (footnote omitted) 110 The Constitution does not guarantee that those who wish to express their support for a candidate by making a donation may express themselves in that 95 Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106 at 146, 174, 236; [1992] HCA 45; Levy v Victoria (1997) 189 CLR 579 at 623; Monis v The Queen (2013) 87 ALJR 340 at 373 [143]; 295 ALR 259 at 298. 96 Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520 at 560; APLA Ltd v Legal Services Commissioner (NSW) (2005) 224 CLR 322 at 451 [381]; [2005] HCA 44. 97 (2013) 87 ALJR 340 at 395 [273]; 295 ALR 259 at 328.