There are so many abuses of power this Government has committed over December and late November by ramming through controversial laws it is difficult to pick a worst one, but I believe this hard right Government gerrymandering the special votes so as to steal the 2026 election is the most dangerous…
Electoral Amendment Bill passes its third reading in Parliament
The government’s changes to the electoral system have passed their third reading in Parliament.
The Electoral Amendment Bill ends same-day voter enrolment, bans prisoners from voting, allows for larger anonymous political donations, and clarifies the ban on giving out food at voting places.
People must also enrol at least 13 days before the election.
The legislation has been found inconsistent with the Bill of Rights Act and the changes to enrolments could prevent 100,000 or more people from voting.
The government says the bill will improve the timeliness, efficiency and integrity of elections.
The opposition says it aims to suppress voting.
…when a Government abuses due process to ram through controversial laws that gerrymander the special votes – which traditionally have always favoured the Left, we are in very dangerous space for a Democracy.
WE SHOULD BE MAKING IT EASIRE TO VOTE! NOT RESTRICTING IT!
So let me see if I can get this completely straight.
The Government is gerrymandering the rules on Special Votes, which always lean left, by disenfranchising the 200 000 voters who vote in the last 12 days, by disenfranchising the over 5000 prisoners from voting altogether and by raising the amount of money the rich can secretly donate to their rich prick mates by $1000 up to $6000?
This Government has become so desperate to hold onto power they are re-writing the rules for themselves by disenfranchising pro people WHILE enabling their rich mates to secretly donate.
If you are not incandescent with rage, you are not paying attention!
This Government can’t win a straight election, so they will cheat to win instead!
All of this has been done while you are distracted and not paying attention.
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I’m sick of saying it and I’m sure you are all sick of reading it – LUXON is the epitomy of EVIL! There isn’t ONE CHRISTIAN or MORAL bone in his entire body. He is totally driven by his narcissistic ego, unbelievable greed, and his lust for power and fame. Joke is he will only ever be remembered as the “worst PM NZ has ever had” and how he and his lot “destroyed our lovely country”. Has Satan taken over his soul – or did he never have one? Everything Luxon gets even close to is corrupt, dishonest, biased and for his personal benefit. Something has to be done about the relentless Fast-track Bills being rammed through without consultation, due diligence or transparency. What is our Governor General doing about this; what are our Courts doing about this; what is the Left doing about this? Watching, waiting? So many Kiwis are flabberghasted and worn out with the bullying ‘you will do as we say’ mentality! Is apathy now a large part of our psyche? Do the enablers truly not see the obvious outcomes? Do we want to wake up one morning to find NZ is owned and controlled by the likes of the USA? Surely not. Time for NZ to put its foot down and say enough is enough but action has to be taken NOW.
Just another power grab .Soon if you dont own property or earn a million a year you will be excluded .Do you wonder why the local body numbers are down each election.? Its because there are less owner occupier people than there once was .And the renters think they cant vote because they dont directly pay rates which is totally incorrect .Everyone is entitled to vote but are not encouraged to do so and because of the divide that is happening at speed now sends the message these rights are only for wealthy colonists .
Luxon and the CoC are just the pus in the boil an infection that was caused by the voters that voted them in