A fundamental
pillar of New Zealand’s system of justice, predicated on the 1215 Magna Carta
is:
We are all innocent until proven Guilty.
Polkinghorne was found Not Guilty.
Based on the
vibes I discern, many hold a different opinion.
Some (ex-cops in particular) will say, “Not Guilty is not proof of
innocence”.
Think as we
may, the law is clear and Polkinghorne is clear.
Accordingly,
in my view, Luxon’s letter to Seymour was way out of line.
As equally intriguing; Why was Luxon’s letter elevated
as it has been? [Main Stream
Media prejudice does not come into the debate.]
Two
new political polls show support for National dropped three points to 34
percent. The ACT party had a one-point bump to 9 percent while New Zealand
First dropped one point to 5 percent. Labour up four points to 33 percent; the
Greens are steady on 10 percent and Te Pāti Māori is down three points to 4
percent. On these results, the left bloc would have 61 seats, the minimum level
of support required to form a government. (4)
Luxon cannot
fail to feel the heat - the growing hostility amongst traditional National
supporters, many of whom will drift (or maybe stampede) to David Seymour.
Last week’s
events provide a salutary lesson for Seymour, from Rt Hon Sir Bill Rowlings
who once said:
“As you find out once again in politics, don’t worry about your enemies,
you can always see them. It’s your friends you have to worry about. They come
from behind.”(3)
If ever there was a blatant attempt by the National Party (which elected me into the Hallowed Halls of Power in three general elections), to undermine the Act Party at a time National is deservedly going out the back door, it is Rt Hon Luxon and his merry men/women/its – with this attack on the next Prime Minister of New Zealand.
Seymour is a
problem for National.
Emerging as
he is, as the only politician with the fortitude to stand against radical Māori
interpretations of NZ’s legal integrity (much I am sure to the delight of
lawyers who like parasites will feast on the taxpayers’ coffers), Seymour will
take more and more traditional Tory support.
With John
Key’s former hit man Christopher Finlayson, now leading another Māori
assault on the Sovereignty of New Zealand, for Māori to take control of the
South Island fresh waters, in my assessment, Seymour is the only politician to
whom this county can turn to for protection.
The same sort
of protection Rt Hon Helen Clark provide New Zealand with the 2004
Foreshore and Seabed Act, reasserting Crown ownership and the Sovereignty of
Parliament, and putting then Chief Justice Sian Elias – in her place.
Parliament is
Supreme. There is no need to endure the
cost and anxiety of endless charades in Court.
Parliament is Supreme. Fifty one
percent vote in the House and every law in the land could be annulled.
That’s
democracy, mate. Not rule by unelected,
court room officials.
Start
again? With Mr Seymour at the helm, that
might be a good idea.
STOP PRESS
Just in. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/you-be-the-judge-david-seymours-letter-advocating-for-philip-polkinghorne-the-full-text-and-herald-questions/VGVSGJV7HRGFRGJPR4OZ7SHCRY/
PS Apropos my paragraph 8: MSM neutrality?
Ross Meurant BA MPP. Company Director. www.gena.co.nz Former Police Inspector, Member of Parliament & Honorary Consul.
(1) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/david-seymour-takes-aim-at-christopher-luxon-after-pm-calls-polkinghorne-letter-ill-advised/ZFAAXZS5IVCQJEYKNVLNTXIE4Y/(2) https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541331/david-seymour-says-letter-to-police-on-philip-polkinghorne-was-due-to-role-as-mp
(3) Meurant, Ross. Beat to the Beehive, Harlen Press 1982, page.5.
(4) https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541447/two-new-polls-show-centre-left-bloc-could-form-government
(5) https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/you-be-the-judge-david-seymours-letter-advocating-for-philip-polkinghorne-the-full-text-and-herald-questions/VGVSGJV7HRGFRGJPR4OZ7SHCRY/
8 comments:
Hear, hear! Luxon seems blind to where NZ is headed thanks to political naivety. Treading lightly with radicals never going to work.
I'm with you!
“Parliament is Supreme. There is no need to endure the cost and anxiety of endless charades in Court. Parliament is Supreme. Fifty one percent vote in the House and every law in the land could be annulled”.
And as (just) another Lawyer (part of the problem) has stated after exiting parliament and covering his backside:
“It is true the TOW Act 1975 and all the other statutes, which give explicit recognition to the treaty are not entrenched. They can be swept away by a simple majority in Parliament.
“That’s democracy, mate. Not ruled by unelected, court room officials”,( and other nefarious behind the curtain actors).
One of the advantages of our un-codified constitution is the unfettered power of our Sovereign Parliament, to create law.
Parliament can neither be subjugated to existing law nor bound by court interpretation of existing law.
If it's that easy to sweep away bad law, then obviously there are other reasons to retain it.
Our legislators are dishonest.
I agree, it seems to me, only the Act party appear to be trust worthy.
I've also learned, that in this world currently, no one can be fully trusted.
Yes, mudbayripper, you have to wonder, for instance, why the Treaty of Waitangi Act still embodies an English version of said Treaty that is patently inappropriate? A vastly more appropriate version like the Busby English draft (aka, the Littlewood Treaty), or even Judge TE Young's, or Sir Apirana Ngata's back translations are much closer to Te Tirirt and would/should put an end to all this tino rangatiratanga non-ceding, co-governance, partnership hogwash. But, no - our gutless, deceitful politicians just allow the issue to fester. And who have allowed this and should know better? Past pollie legal-eagles who have since more than dined out on the issue - one of whom is currently again at the trough over water rights for Ngai Tahu in the South Island. When are Kiwis going to wake up and say (and DEMAND) - ENOUGH!
Things are moving.... Seymour pushed for a public debate to raise awareness. This is succeeding. Views of the Treaty principles will always be divided. But the wider debate is now revealing the real issue - the replacement of NZ's democracy by tribal rule with privilege for the Maori minority( i.e. He Puapua).
To try to make this change without consultation with citizens - via a referendum - would be foolhardy.
And as time rolls on, the Gravy Train turns into a runaway juggernaut, with sleazy lawyers like Finlayson at the controls
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