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Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by richarquis de sade

richarquis de sade — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:33 +0000

As I said to friends when discussing it – It’s one thing to have a government that actively ignores the advice of it’s own Attorney General when he advises them that their proposed legislation is dodgy. It’s quite another when that AG subsequently votes for that same legislation he just advised against.

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by Rick Bryant

Rick Bryant — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:26:17 +0000

Yes, they’re the Runaway Right, utterly heedless in pursuit of private privilege over public good. How do we vote them out, though?

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:03:51 +0000

Don’t forget ACT’s part in this.

” In the past ACT saw itself as a protector of Parliamentary process to some degree and would not, I think, have supported the urgency. Under John Banks, of course, any pretension to other than naked self interest is gone.”

John Banks you have no moral compass!

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:28:06 +0000

The National Party and all its members are the pits!
Do none of its MPs have the moral courage to vote against it? NO, so they are all equal in our contempt! And that goes for Dunne too!

Yet another example of this government picking on the most vulnerable in society. They MUST NOT be allowed to get away with it!!

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by david

david — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:58:04 +0000

“Don’t want to be unduly alarmist about this, but we seem to have an outlaw government on our hands” – no doubt about that!

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by Delia

Delia — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:36:57 +0000

I am a family carer, and yes I am annoyed at being treated as some kind of annoyance by this govt, but keep on looking after your adult son for absolutely nothing…it does occcur to me that they will do this over and over again whenever the court goes against them. Throw them out.

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by Dan

Dan — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:53:00 +0000

Well, I’m not short of arguments for a new government so I’ll give you that. I am actually quite impressed by their consistency; I literally disagree with absolutely everything this government is doing. Bonus asshat points for that I guess.

A constitution would be a good thing though.

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by George

George — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000

It’s a terrible abuse of the Crown’s prerogative! What’s more, it is startling how little coverage this issue has received in the mainstream news. I woke up this morning expecting to read some informed commentary on this issue and was greeted by some rubbish written by By Audrey Young and little else of substance. Maybe an entrenched bill of rights isn’t such an undesirable thing when the only other thing to hold Government to account is an ill-informed and apathetic public.

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by hilary

hilary — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:26:15 +0000

Dan,
Just don’t bother with TVNZ, my faith in them dissipated with their 6pm One News broadcast on Saturday which included two of the most blatant PR pieces I’ve ever seen on telly, let alone the news.

Not to say I am in any way a conspiracy theorist, but the questions raised surrounding a state owned broadcaster airing such propaganda make me very, very uncomfortable

Comment on Gordon Campbell on the government’s trampling on the rights of family carers by RJL

RJL — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:34:22 +0000

Dan,

It’s not really an argument as to why we need a written constitution. Afterall, there is a written BORA that this legislation violates, and that this government doesn’t care about.

This is an argument that we need a different government…and the sooner the better.