On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 22:36:00 +1200, Rich80105 <
Rich80105@hotmail.com>
wrote:
https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/08/23/geoffrey-palmer-lurching-towards-constitutional-impropriety/
This article will be gaily dismissed without even reading all of it by
many, but it does contain some interesting hints at what may happen -
Advice from John Key and more importantly the Attorney General Judith >Collins) appear to be likely to be ignored - it would indeed be poetic >justice if one or more of the three Ministers able to make decisions
under the "Fast Track" legislation find themselves found guilty of
corruption as a result.
For the most part Palmer reflects on his previously-stated
constitutional comments and provides some insight on current issues.
The need for Parliamentary urgency (Pu) now is abated because the most
urgent actions have been taken by the current government. I would
find it very concerning if Pu continues to be used - every piece of
legislation should be afforded scrutiny and public submission.
Having said that Palmer makes no comment about the need for speed. In
his view it is acceptable to take years to get to a decision where a
few months would suffice. Such is the product of an academic mind.
The Fast Track Bill, and the behaviour of some non-National MPs is
indeed cause for concern. The bill is going through a large number of submissions and Jones has conceded that decisions by Ministers alone
may not survive in the bill.
The reality though is that NZF is the kingpin in the government and
this is directly because of those few of us electors party-voted for
them - if just 30,000 voters had chosen another party then NZF would
not be a part of this Parliament.
Palmer identifies some issues but for some reason fails to mention
issues that the last Labour government created. We currently have
returned to a multi-party government and he is pre-occupied with how
that is working out, rather than looking at how a single-party
government acted. His commentary is therefore not objective but
skewed by his political heritage. Accordingly it is less insightful
than it might have been.
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