Whoever you are, wherever you are, you are sorely needed.
After the disgusting, disgraceful and shameful behaviour by a bunch of disrespectful insolent activists in the House, strong decisive leadership is urgently required.
Perhaps the nearest we have to a Trump is Shane Jones, whose reaction to the insulting behaviour was to imply jail might be a suitable place for them.
I strongly disagree with National’s approach to the Treaty Principles Bill.
Luxon says you can’t sort out a complex problem like Treaty issues at the stroke of a pen: Meaning – National prefers to carry on as now, debating and acting on each issue as it arises. This is a naïve approach and should the other side get in, God forbid, Māori will be given everything they ask for and then some.
Doing nothing solves nothing. It is hard to argue with David Seymour’s comment that National are afraid to address the hard issues. He says that is why he didn’t join the party. National might well find out that many will leave the party for the same reason. They are flying in the face of the majority of their supporters.
National are acting like political newbies. When you are voted into power you are elected TO SERVE THOSE WHO PUT YOU THERE. You don’t decide you know better than those whom you are there to serve.
The latest Taxpayers Union/Curia poll shows National recovering some ground. That ground could likely disappear from under them in the next poll. You ignore your electorate at your peril.
ACT voters obviously support it and so do the majority of NZ First voters. Luxon has said there is NOTHING in the Bill he likes.
The clauses in the bill are simple. Saying there is nothing he likes in it is effectively saying he doesn’t like democracy!
The clown antics in parliament are a consequence of taking such an approach. The only thing it achieves is to embolden these people.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
It makes no difference to these activists what mechanisms are employed because it is inevitable that their divisive rhetoric and tactics will simply continue.
Until we get leadership that does have the fortitude and will to sort Treaty issues out, things will continue to fester.
Giving ground to the racist few is quite the wrong approach. Kiwis want this nonsense to stop and the law to be constructed so we all live as one people.
Pandering to the minority and going against the wishes of the majority is no answer.
Let's hope that the submissions received during the select committee process will leave the committee in no doubt that National's stance does not reflect the views of the majority.
We need a leader who is going to ‘Make New Zealand Great Again’.
