On 2025-02-27, Crash <
nogood@dontbother.invalid> wrote:
There is reportedly going to be legislation introduced to extend Parliamentary terms to 4 years.
The reasons given for this are all false. Whenever there is a change
of Government we have new political leaders and they embark on what
they hope will cement themselves in government over MANY terms. Take
a look at Treasury forecasts in every budget - they project up to 10
years into the future. Nmae any major initiative that can be
completed in 3 years - there are none. While the 3-waters policy has
been repealed, the replacement policy is just getting underway and
will probably take decades to get that infrastructure done (just as
the 3-waters policy would have).
The most important aspect of 3 year terms is that every 3 years the
current Government is held to account to the voters. Do we vote for continuation or change? Political parties in Government get to remind
us of what they have achieved and give us progress reports on
progress. Political parties not in Government get to offer
alternative views. We choose.
Extending the Parliamentary terms to 4 years will achieve nothing of
value to voters, but it will benefit Government Political parties in a
major way - they are held accountable every 4 years, not 3. That
sucks.
There is a saying that MPs should be replaced often like babies nappies, for much the same reason.
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