Appalling process on three strikes law – Labour
“The Justice Select Committee has not reported back, and yet the Government is making changes based on what it claims that committee heard and the public has said,” Labour’s justice spokesperson Duncan Webb said.
“We are yet to even receive a draft of the select committee report, and released submissions so far show overwhelming opposition to the bill.
“The proper process to have input is through the select committee, not a selection of private emails to the Minister.
“The fact Minister Nicole McKee is jumping the gun and making these changes shows she is not interested in evidence or good process.
“They are beating the tough on crime drum to cover for wider government failures and misbehaviours.
“The first three strikes bill was a failure and the proposed changes to this bill will only make it worse,” Duncan Webb said.
Now see here! I have a brilliant idea for saving taxpayers money and speeding up lawmaking.
A common theme in all news stories now(School lunches, three strikes, fast track, vaping,) is that government is ignoring the advice of the public servants whose duty it is to advise them.
And so they jolly well should! After all Chris, David and the Native feller- when he wants to be but not when he wants white voters onside – they know what they want and the shortest way to get there.
So obviously we do not need these overpaid, high falultin’ Civil Servant Mandarins and their pontificating on about how the lower orders will be devastated by a bit of austerity and discipline.
Sack the bastards! Rule by decree like the empire of old!
Actually there’s a thought- instead of local governments just have District Commissioners.
Fellers( not wimmen for God’s sake!) who can just gather the local populace together, deal with legal matters, taxation and undertake public works with convicts and forced labour. Appoint loyal headmen to each neighbourhood. They can have three or four chaps to help them keep order, collect payments – that sort of thing.
Save an enormous amount on those elected councils, council staff and all that carry on.
Might be a bit unpopular at first, better get the police and military onside first.
Anyway I shall put the whole thing up to David( no good talking to the other two, one is senile and the other feller can never make his mind up) and see if we can get cracking on this