After telling NZ that National don’t want a race war over ACTs race baiting referendum, what does Luxon go and do?
Why appoint David as Associate Justice Minister, so he can Shepard his race baiting referendum through…
PM gives Seymour more responsibility over Treaty Principles Bill
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has given coalition partner David Seymour more responsibility over the Government’s highly contentious legislation to redefine Treaty principles.
The ACT leader will now become an Associate Justice Minister, with responsibility for the Treaty Principles Bill, taking over responsibility for that issue from Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith.
Luxon said the changes “clarify” ministerial responsibility “in a small number of areas”.
“Ministers have hit the ground running since they were sworn in nearly two months ago with strong progress made on the coalition Government’s 100-day plan.
“Today’s update further clarifies ministers’ responsibilities in a small number of areas, supporting them in continuing to deliver on this Government’s ambitious work programme,” the PM said in a media release.
The Treaty Principles Bill was part of ACT’s coalition deal with National, which allowed Luxon to form his government and become prime minister.
The prime minister and his Māori Development Minister have previously described a referendum on Treaty principles as “divisive” and “unhelpful”.
Luxon has said National has “no intention” to support the bill beyond the first reading and select committee, but has refused to fully commit to voting it down at later stages.
…Luxon tells Māori audiences he doesn’t want to cause a race war, yet when pushed by the Press Gallery, he refuses to rule out supporting ACTs race baiting referendum past the second reading!
Now he triples down by appointing David as the Minister in charge of getting the Bill through!
Luxon will be getting told by his pollsters that National voters love bashing da Māoris and that while Luxon will be personally turned off by the divisiveness of ACTs Bill, he has to keep supporting it to keep his own voting block onside.
We are in big trouble because Luxon is so weak and Seymour is playing him like a sucker.
I always said the Yellow Quick Fox would jump all over the lazy blue dog.
Luxon’s weakness is going to allow the worst angels of NZ society to have a voice.
Can we get some more posts from right wing apologists and The Democracy Project that this Government is moderate again, just for the laughs.
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Seems fairly obvious that the coalition needs to undermine maori interests so they can push forward with selling off the few assets the state still controls. No doubt Baldrick and Seymour have come to agreement this is how they are going to play it. Coupled with Willis desperate to save her political career by implementing her promised tax cuts, we can look forward asset sales, cancelled infrastructure projects, no real improvement in water quality and a period of austerity similar to that that has turned Britain into the sick man of Europe once again. Fun times ahead.
More panties in a bunch about things that have not happened.
Perhaps you should buy some new ones?
Is it not ‘define the principles’
If it’s redefine, where can I read what they are?
Asking for a friend…
Just Google it and you can get plenty of articles to read. Basic agreement seems to be –
Partnership
Active Protection
Reciprocity
Equity
Equal Treatment
The importance of the Principles has been well established by the Courts, all the way to the Privy Council, over the last 30+ years.
It was a huge failure of the Adern Labour government to not lead a public discussion about these principles given they were so intent on applying them in a more consistent way.
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