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    From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Tue Feb 4 01:22:41 2025
    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540855/government-drops-redundant-ram-raid-bill

    "... the government has said it would progress the elements of the Ram Raid >Bill they think would make a meaningful difference."

    There we have it, the present Government has not dumped all of Labour's Ram >Raid Bill. They have taken the "bi-partisan" approach and taken out the parts >they think would be benifical.

    It the boot was on the other foot would Labour have done the same thing?
    A good question Gordon.
    There were Labour governments in the past that probably would have, but certainly not the last one.

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  • From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 3 23:21:07 2025
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540855/government-drops-redundant-ram-raid-bill

    "... the government has said it would progress the elements of the Ram Raid Bill they think would make a meaningful difference."

    There we have it, the present Government has not dumped all of Labour's Ram Raid Bill. They have taken the "bi-partisan" approach and taken out the parts they think would be benifical.

    It the boot was on the other foot would Labour have done the same thing?

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to lizandtony@orcon.net.nz on Tue Feb 4 20:13:44 2025
    On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 01:22:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540855/government-drops-redundant-ram-raid-bill

    "... the government has said it would progress the elements of the Ram Raid >>Bill they think would make a meaningful difference."

    There we have it, the present Government has not dumped all of Labour's Ram >>Raid Bill. They have taken the "bi-partisan" approach and taken out the parts >>they think would be benifical.

    It the boot was on the other foot would Labour have done the same thing?
    A good question Gordon.
    There were Labour governments in the past that probably would have, but >certainly not the last one.
    A Labour government would be more likely to leave in the parts that
    they think would be beneficial.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Rich80105@hotmail.com on Tue Feb 4 19:33:20 2025
    Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:
    On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 01:22:41 -0000 (UTC), Tony
    <lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:

    Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote: >>>https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/540855/government-drops-redundant-ram-raid-bill

    "... the government has said it would progress the elements of the Ram Raid >>>Bill they think would make a meaningful difference."

    There we have it, the present Government has not dumped all of Labour's Ram >>>Raid Bill. They have taken the "bi-partisan" approach and taken out the parts
    they think would be benifical.

    It the boot was on the other foot would Labour have done the same thing?
    A good question Gordon.
    There were Labour governments in the past that probably would have, but >>certainly not the last one.
    A Labour government would be more likely to leave in the parts that
    they think would be beneficial.
    So you agree that some past Labour governments probably would have done the same (as I stated). And you agree that the last one would not.

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