National party MP Nick Smith has accused the government of rushing changes in electoral law to advantage the coalition’s re-election. He called the move “sneaky” and pointed out that it was being done in an unprecedented way and against convention.
In the past, changes to the electoral law only happened after extensive cross-party consultation. Smith said that the government are “riding roughshod” over the process and that cabinet has pre-empted the decision.
The high price of appearing ‘compassionate’.
The trouble is that taking this position is never consequence-free for others and it is questionable whether anything can be seen as a valid human right for some if it has such deleterious effects on many others and on society.
Put the children’s names back in the centre. Any tradition worth keeping has to do that before it decides what to do with their mother. Cora. Dawson. Callan. The rest of the argument is secondary until that much is shared.
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Nuclear waste is better handled than any other waste in the world. This is a positive spin-off legacy from all the exaggerated scare stories which have been generated by the anti-nuke lobby. Nuclear people worldwide are very proud of what they do, and how they do it, and they do it well.
It will rank as one of the most power-packed speeches ever delivered on the decline of the Democratic Party.
