Posts by Paul Campbell
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I lived in the US for 20 years starting in the mid '80s, the 3 year rule made sense then I was very disconnected from NZ and its politics, even though I went back to visit every 3 years or so I didn't feel that being allowed to vote would have made sense (and indeed I had been given the impression that fleeting visits didn't count for residency for voting)
But the world has changed - it started when I found I could listen to Kim Hill on my computer, when my contact with NZ became daily rather then stumbling on a week old NZH in a newsagent's in another town every 6 months or so - maybe it is time to review that rule
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I'm trying to be positive ... still hoping for the first real progressive govt in my lifetime (well maybe Norm Kirk's was, I was young)
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With those numbers I think the Maori party is the likely 'kingmaker'
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yes but ....
197 (e)
at any time on polling day before the close of the poll, conducts a public opinion poll in relation to the election: -
Oh - and my daughter in Melbourne tells me she has indeed voted ... it has begun
BTW - parents please take your kids with you on election day when you vote, we did it every time, so they knew it's an important part of becoming an adult ...
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(from the greens: “How to vote from anywhere” - I sent it to my daughter in Oz)
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Today's Tremain
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"class traitor" == "I've got mine, screw you" as far as I'm concerned
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Bill English says it's a good thing we don't have a written constitution because it gives him more power, maybe it's time we did
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One of these days we have to give the bill of rights act more teeth, and everyone in NZ should know those rights and be able to quote them back to politicians when they start to propose this sort of crazy
Hear that Labour? first things for your proposed civics classes - make sure every kid coming out of school knows their rights and knows they should aggressively affirm whenever appropriate
