Rod
There is a growing number of us who want not only this corrupt government gone but also all of the incumbent MPs. We want them gone as well because, not only did they fail to oppose the government’s increasingly authoritarian actions that stomped all over voters’ rights and freedoms, in many cases, they collaborated with the government.
Realistically a complete clear out is not going to happen. If recent polls are anything to go by, it would seem that despite Labour’s support diminishing, there is still substantial support for both the main parties. One has to wonder, though, why polls no longer seem to be recording the undecided vote. Could it be because this is the percentage of the vote that is increasing most rapidly?
Accepting that a complete clear out is not going to happen, what would be the best outcome of an election? The minor parties do not seem to be gaining much ground. Matt King has announced the formation of a new party, DemocracyNZ. There will be considerable support for this party if they come up with some clear objectives. These objectives need to be front and centre of an election campaign, and in my view must include the following:
Ensuring that the Bill of Rights is enshrined as supreme law that cannot be overridden at the whim of government.
An end to vaccine mandates and complete removal of all of the legislation which supports them.
An enquiry into the way the pandemic has been handled, including the legality or lack thereof of government actions, and a full evaluation of harms caused to individuals by imposing mandates, coercing vaccination and the suppression of alternative medical treatments that some evidence suggests are beneficial. Such an enquiry should have the power to identify illegal actions of government members and impose appropriate sanctions. The investigation should include an examination of the actions of the police.
In my view, a party standing with these proposed actions as bottom lines would sweep into Parliament with at least 10% of the vote.
So how would it then go about achieving its objectives? Smaller parties joining coalitions are inclined to be absorbed. Far better for a party in a position to be kingmaker to remain outside any coalition, granting confidence and supply to a party of their choosing, sitting on the crossbenches and voting on every issue on its merits. This would give it immense bargaining power to achieve its bottom lines. It would also ensure that all legislation was debated openly and honestly.
What could go wrong with the above scenario?
Would either National or Labour accept governing under such constraints? I have my doubts. National and Labour, so close to each other in outlook and policy, under those conditions would probably form a grand coalition.
