Before new MPs can sit, speak or vote in the House as a Member, participate in debates or serve on a select committee they must be sworn in.
An MP can be sworn in by either taking an Oath of Allegiance or an affirmation.
I, Joe Blow, swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God.
Allegiance to the Queen according to law.
Do you think government ministers believe in the Rule of Law?
I definitely think this gang feel they can circumvent the law.
How about consequences if they breach said Law: should there be any?
Of course, the answer is yes! However, this no longer, on the face of it, seems to apply to some of our current politicians.
In one of the world’s oldest democracies, it has become the new normal for MPs to routinely breach that sworn oath, AND NO ONE speaks out or holds them to account for this blatant dishonest activity!
And if anyone has the effrontery to question any aspect of the murky processes used in appointing members of quasi-government advisory groups and policy consultants, not to mention payments to the MSM to ensure their silent complicity, the first response is to scream racism…
The leader of the pack when it comes to questionable ethics and the accompanying odious smell has to be Nanaia Mahuta.
Regarding the 3 Waters Bill, the whiff around Mahuta is especially pungent.
Mahuta and questionable ethics are well and truly at the forefront of the 3 Waters Bill.
Mahuta’s bottom line has always been a requirement for the interests of Maori to be a priority.
In June 2021, Cabinet secretly agreed to a mandated approach to the Three Waters reform. Mahuta then went into overdrive with a misinformation campaign, dishonestly and knowingly telling councils that the plan was voluntary and councils could opt out! There’s dishonesty and deceit openly on display!
In late April this year Government responded to 47 recommendations made by the Three Waters independent working group about the initial proposed reforms, with Mahuta stating: “We are now at a point where the case for change is well made and the policy has been robustly tested and improved. We have listened to concerns, now it’s time to move forward with these reforms.”
Listened to concerns! 88,324 submissions but still pushing ahead. They’re not listening!
By issuing shares to councils Mahuta was being deceitful. Regardless of their shareholdings, councils and therefore ratepayers will still be stripped of the fundamental rights of control associated with ownership.
But tribes will still have 50 per cent control in appointing water governance boards?
What is the point in being assured that you still own something if you can’t control it?
Now get this.
Councils won’t be allowed to receive a return from the water entities, yet that is specifically allowed for Mana Whenua groups.
All along, opponents have been trying to point out that the end game in this 3 Waters co-governance bullshit is – ROYALTIES TO MAORI TRIBES!
Mahuta states, co-governance in three waters is all about the Crown meeting treaty obligations.
Her spin doctors say, “The reform provides a step change for Maori to participate in the delivery of water services and enables local expression of Te Mana o Te Wai.”
But why do tribes need to be involved in the delivery of water services?
Could it simply be a deceitful way of channelling payments to tribes under the guise of “consultancy”?
Back in 2021, Mahuta had the temerity to accuse councils of spreading misinformation about Three Waters. “I’ve seen a number of comments from elected officials which I frankly believe are biased and shameful. Much of the information is making claims that are simply not true or accurate in relation to these reforms”, Mahuta claimed.
Look in the mirror Nanaia! Utterly shameful statement!
The Taxpayers Union went to the High Court challenging the advice Mahuta provided her Cabinet colleagues: asking, “Have Ministers broken the law in statements on the Water Services Entities Bill?”
The Taxpayers Union believed that advice seemed untrue or calculated to be misleading.
The legal opinion they received stated, “Ministers appear to have cold-bloodedly decided to confuse Councils and ratepayers with false statements.”
The claims have been “calculated to deceive Parliamentarians, and when it becomes law, to deceive New Zealanders generally”. That’s lying, isn’t it?
QC Gary Judd reviewed the legal opinion and stated “When all the lying statements are put together, the government’s effrontery is breath-taking.”
So has Mahuta broken the law? You would think so, wouldn’t you? But hold on:
People making these sorts of statements would normally face prosecution under the Financial Markets Conduct Act and/or the Fair Trading Act.
But Ministers are not in business! There’s their escape clause! There’s the circumvention of law!
Even the Auditor-General published a scathing submission on Three Waters, saying it will result in a “serious diminution in accountability to the public for a critical service” and “no proposed audit scrutiny”.
Yep, the transgressions against Mahuta’s name keep racking up, and I haven’t even touched on Mahuta’s disgraceful influence and connection with family appointments for senior government roles and contracts.
It may not be outright corruption, but I would never have believed the standards, ethics and trustworthiness of government would ever have been dragged down to such a low level as it has been by this dishonest government!
Is this how co-governance looks under tribal law?
And don’t forget who sits atop this “Dung Heap” called the Labour Government: Jacinda Ardern!
How about consequences if they breach said Law: should there be any?
Of course, the answer is yes! However, this no longer, on the face of it, seems to apply to some of our current politicians.
In one of the world’s oldest democracies, it has become the new normal for MPs to routinely breach that sworn oath, AND NO ONE speaks out or holds them to account for this blatant dishonest activity!
And if anyone has the effrontery to question any aspect of the murky processes used in appointing members of quasi-government advisory groups and policy consultants, not to mention payments to the MSM to ensure their silent complicity, the first response is to scream racism…
The leader of the pack when it comes to questionable ethics and the accompanying odious smell has to be Nanaia Mahuta.
Regarding the 3 Waters Bill, the whiff around Mahuta is especially pungent.
Mahuta and questionable ethics are well and truly at the forefront of the 3 Waters Bill.
Mahuta’s bottom line has always been a requirement for the interests of Maori to be a priority.
In June 2021, Cabinet secretly agreed to a mandated approach to the Three Waters reform. Mahuta then went into overdrive with a misinformation campaign, dishonestly and knowingly telling councils that the plan was voluntary and councils could opt out! There’s dishonesty and deceit openly on display!
In late April this year Government responded to 47 recommendations made by the Three Waters independent working group about the initial proposed reforms, with Mahuta stating: “We are now at a point where the case for change is well made and the policy has been robustly tested and improved. We have listened to concerns, now it’s time to move forward with these reforms.”
Listened to concerns! 88,324 submissions but still pushing ahead. They’re not listening!
By issuing shares to councils Mahuta was being deceitful. Regardless of their shareholdings, councils and therefore ratepayers will still be stripped of the fundamental rights of control associated with ownership.
But tribes will still have 50 per cent control in appointing water governance boards?
What is the point in being assured that you still own something if you can’t control it?
Now get this.
Councils won’t be allowed to receive a return from the water entities, yet that is specifically allowed for Mana Whenua groups.
All along, opponents have been trying to point out that the end game in this 3 Waters co-governance bullshit is – ROYALTIES TO MAORI TRIBES!
Mahuta states, co-governance in three waters is all about the Crown meeting treaty obligations.
Her spin doctors say, “The reform provides a step change for Maori to participate in the delivery of water services and enables local expression of Te Mana o Te Wai.”
But why do tribes need to be involved in the delivery of water services?
Could it simply be a deceitful way of channelling payments to tribes under the guise of “consultancy”?
Back in 2021, Mahuta had the temerity to accuse councils of spreading misinformation about Three Waters. “I’ve seen a number of comments from elected officials which I frankly believe are biased and shameful. Much of the information is making claims that are simply not true or accurate in relation to these reforms”, Mahuta claimed.
Look in the mirror Nanaia! Utterly shameful statement!
The Taxpayers Union went to the High Court challenging the advice Mahuta provided her Cabinet colleagues: asking, “Have Ministers broken the law in statements on the Water Services Entities Bill?”
The Taxpayers Union believed that advice seemed untrue or calculated to be misleading.
The legal opinion they received stated, “Ministers appear to have cold-bloodedly decided to confuse Councils and ratepayers with false statements.”
The claims have been “calculated to deceive Parliamentarians, and when it becomes law, to deceive New Zealanders generally”. That’s lying, isn’t it?
QC Gary Judd reviewed the legal opinion and stated “When all the lying statements are put together, the government’s effrontery is breath-taking.”
So has Mahuta broken the law? You would think so, wouldn’t you? But hold on:
People making these sorts of statements would normally face prosecution under the Financial Markets Conduct Act and/or the Fair Trading Act.
But Ministers are not in business! There’s their escape clause! There’s the circumvention of law!
Even the Auditor-General published a scathing submission on Three Waters, saying it will result in a “serious diminution in accountability to the public for a critical service” and “no proposed audit scrutiny”.
Yep, the transgressions against Mahuta’s name keep racking up, and I haven’t even touched on Mahuta’s disgraceful influence and connection with family appointments for senior government roles and contracts.
It may not be outright corruption, but I would never have believed the standards, ethics and trustworthiness of government would ever have been dragged down to such a low level as it has been by this dishonest government!
Is this how co-governance looks under tribal law?
And don’t forget who sits atop this “Dung Heap” called the Labour Government: Jacinda Ardern!
John Porter is a citizen, deeply concerned about the loss of democracy and the insidious promotion of separatism by our current government. This article was first published HERE
3 comments:
They are lying sacks of the proverbial and it is truly outrageous they seem to be able to carry on with impunity. David Round, aptly opined earlier this year: "As individuals, they may be nice enough; but collectively, they are lying, treacherous, arrogant, power-hungry, anti-democratic, environmentally heedless racist scum. If we continue to be stupid enough to vote for them we have no-one to blame but ourselves for the inevitable consequences." Given what has more recently come to light, what with the patent nepotism and bullying, he was far too kind and "corrupt" could now be fairly added to their descriptor.
How long before mahuta declares private land be returned to iwi as they are " areas of maori" significance. Or white farmers and white home owners can keep their properties but must have a 50% co ownership with iwi?
I too have nothing but contempt for the Labour Government, but it has taken me a while to get here. Mahuta was patently false from the start - and this is not a statement about her race - she just kept changing the facts. Jackson? - what can I say?
Jacinda began to look shifty in interview, avoided answering, maybe didn't actually lie but certainly didn't come straight out with the truth. But then when the fundamentally wholesome Megan Woods began to toe the party line, I could not believe it. I thought surely not Chris Hipkin, Kiri Allan - even Grant Robinson? I am forced to the belief that there are good people who are being forced to forfeit their ethical standards for the 'party line' which is so unbelievably stupid that we will just-not-have-it! I would feel sorry for them - and for the gormless Luxon - until I consider the enormity of what they are doing to this once functional democracy and its citizens of all ethnicities and all I want to say is GET LOST!
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