This is the first article written about ACT's Bill that dissects its
impact. Normally I don't read Easton's articles very far before
getting disinterested because of this political slant, but this one is different:
https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/property-rights-and-the-treaty-principles-bill
There are some of Easton's normal silliness here but if you get past
this there is an analysis of the impact of the Bill on the property
rights of all of us.
I can understand why Maori interests were opposed to the bill, but I
remain convinced that the announced status of the Bill meant that
widespread protest was not warranted. However the Bill provided a
platform for such protest.
If we are to wind back the privileges granted to Maoridom over 6 years
of Labour governments just ended, we need to do so in small
increments. The repeal of the Water reforms legislation was one such
instance.
Finally let us remember that the Maori Party is comprised only of
Maori electorate MPs. Each member was elected with way short of 50%
of the electorate votes, and in those same electorates the Maori Party
did not capture the most party votes. This puts the support of the
Maori party into perspective: even in Maori electorates more voted for
other parties than voted for them, by a wide margin.
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