Posts by Martin Lindberg
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The problem for them is that the courts are likely to show a large amount of deference to NIWA over their scientific decisionmaking.
Hah! You may think so, but Kiwiblog commenter Flipper has it all worked out already:
NIWA weill have the opportunity of pleading mea culpa or filing a response to the Statement of Claim , prob most certain course
They (NIWA) will ask for dismissal and costs
That will be rejected.
NZCSC will present expert scientific evidence (possiobly including world heavyweights) to debunk NIWA.
NIWA’s Barrister will cross examine
He/she & NIWA will be confirmed as goats – or worseI can't imagine what would be worse than goats.
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Next we'll see all that gravity nonsense in court. And not a day too soon!
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I found out about the standing collar from a colleague back in the 1990-ies who wore his Friday poloshirts with the collars up. He explained that he even used starch to achieve that effect.
Yes, he had gone to King's (Christ's?) College in Chch.
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I own several suits and I like wearing them.
So there!
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Brownlee knew all this. But there was political mileage in pretending he didn't. Ditto for the privately-backed scare campaign around folate.
You are right. Sorry to be cynical, but a proper communication strategy should have been prepared for a debate that would not be fair.
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If you can't communicate your own policies properly when in power it's your own damn fault.
This I certainly agree with. Further, they don't seem to be able to communicate their policies now either.
ETA: @Craig, snap!
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The section 59 amendment closed a loophole that allowed a couple of assault cases a year to be dismissed. Worth doing? Sure. But equivalent to homosexual law reform? Worth losing power and having Paula Bennett and Judith Collins as government Ministers?
Well, when you put it that way - no. But I don't agree with the assumption that only popular laws should be introduced.
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..enthusiastic proponents of social engineering and telling Kiwis how to live their lives
To paraphrase Ted Olson from this thread who said:
Most people define 'Judicial Activism' as Judicial decisions they don't like.
Most people define 'social engineering' as parliament making laws they don't like.
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..Ted Olson powning Fox News..
ooh, righteous smackdown!
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Here are Tarkovsky's Polaroids.
Yes, I saw those a while ago. Wonderful. And, as always: dogs and water.