If opponents ignored it, it would be getting a fraction of the publicity it is but the Māori and Green Parties and at least some in Labour see it as an opportunity to attract supporters.
If they ignored it, it would go to select committee, and quietly die when National and New Zealand First don’t support it at the second reading.
But the opponents see an opportunity to further their agendas.
What they don’t see is that their hard-line stance is hardening support for the Bill.
It will die at the second reading but support for taking the definition of the treaty principles away from non-elected lawyers, judges, and academics and having it in the hands of politicians won’t go away.
Several commentators accuse the Bill’s architect David Seymour of using the issue to garner support for his party. Those opposing it are doing the same and in the process are alienating other potential supporters.
Opponents don’t see that their hard-line response isn’t just hardening support for the Bill, it will make it much, much harder for parties on the left to get back in to government.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
What they don’t see is that their hard-line stance is hardening support for the Bill.
It will die at the second reading but support for taking the definition of the treaty principles away from non-elected lawyers, judges, and academics and having it in the hands of politicians won’t go away.
Several commentators accuse the Bill’s architect David Seymour of using the issue to garner support for his party. Those opposing it are doing the same and in the process are alienating other potential supporters.
Opponents don’t see that their hard-line response isn’t just hardening support for the Bill, it will make it much, much harder for parties on the left to get back in to government.
Ele Ludemann is a North Otago farmer and journalist, who blogs HERE - where this article was sourced.
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