There is so much to unpick from this one tweet.
Discuss.
#BREAKING The Supreme Court of Aotearoa NZ just decided that 16 and 17 year olds do have the right to vote.
— Golriz Ghahraman (@golrizghahraman) November 20, 2022
Congrats to the incredible movement of young people who never gave up on their rights.
Now let’s do what’s right to strengthen our democracy!
Let’s @makeit16nz ????????
Here is yet another example of why the much-vaunted gun register will fail.
Goldsmith said these reforms are essential for ensuring communities and law-abiding New Zealanders are protected from offenders who display a “flagrant disregard for the law”.
Kiwis who just want to get on with their lives are sick of it, and they perceive in Seymour’s bill an opportunity to restrain extremism while also reminding our courts about what, precisely, the Treaty means and what it doesn’t mean.
