"David Seymour is right. His bill might be killed at its Second Reading, but the issues he has raised will not die. ...
"David Seymour’s great sin has been to offer an alternative to this covert effort to change the constitution of New Zealand by changing the Treaty’s historical meaning. Those who argue that the Treaty Principles Bill is a blatant attempt to re-write the Treaty are quite right. What they omit to say, however, is that Seymour is only doing openly what Māori nationalists and their Pakeha allies have been doing, quietly, in legal chambers, common-rooms, and public service offices for the past 50 years.
"The critical difference, of course, is that Seymour was proposing to give the rest of us a vote on his version."~ Chris Trotter from his post 'Beyond Question?'
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Friday, 22 November 2024
"Seymour is only doing openly what Māori nationalists and their Pakeha allies have been doing, quietly, for the past 50 years."
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My respect for Trotter continues to grow. He presents a saner view from the left then a lot of what you get from the right these days.
ReplyDeleteYes, you can “Kill the Bill”, but you can’t kill the ideas. Which is what the protesters want to do.
DeleteThe marry party loves it, grist to their mill. They need this oxygen.
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