Stifling and disrespecting members of the public.

No one likes to be stifled and or disrespected. The teachers and parents, principals and students who found themselves subject to that sort of treatment turned around en masse to face their tormentor and faced them down over the education cuts, and succeeded in forcing a capitulation from the National Government. It's time for a second rout, this time over asset sales. Presently, a select committee is hearing submissions, the vast majority of which are highly critical, on the proposed energy asset sales but because of the behaviour of the predominantly National MP committee, those of other parties are describing the process as foul.
Green co-leader Russel Norman says that the process is being rushed in order to beat the upwelling of public opposition to the sales. His opinion is supported by other MPs on the committee. He said" the committee was likely to report back to Parliament on the Bill next week even through it didn't have to report back until July 16, he said.
"There has been virtually no consideration of the Bill, the evidence or the submissions. It's a sham. It's just being rammed through.
"It is totally anti-democratic. They are treating Parliament as a little room down the end of the hall which they use to make laws, just like Muldoon did."
Norman said the behaviour of National MPs on the committee was "down-right impolite" and embarrassing.
"They were doing their emails, they were playing games on their iPads, it was very disrespectful"

Shonkey, undemocratic behaviour from an arrogant National Government. The public was able to overturn the ill-conceived education cuts. Let's see if they can do the same for the very foolish asset sale plans.