Until now, the police have been unable to stand for and/or win a seat on a local body council, such as the Invercargill City Council, unless they have resigned or at least stood down from their position as police employees, the issue being the need to seperate the law enforcers from law making. The potential for abuse of the system has meant that in New Zealand, protections against the potential for such abuse of influence have been legislated into place for the benefit of democracy.
This is about to change.
The Government plans to remove the protection we as citizens enjoy from such influence and they intend to do it quickly, under urgency, without the chance for public scrutiny.
Why, you might ask yourself?
Indeed.
These commentors; No Right Turn and Tumeke! describe the situation well:
2 comments:
A martial coup with no bloodshed; everyone wins.. hang on
..to your incredulity Bioneer.
Met Phil Goff this afternoon. Good bloke. Buy a paper tomorrow, look for the Big Coal.
Introduced him the the author of Farmageddon. Goff loved it.
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