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Sunday, November 17, 2024

Ele Ludemann: Responsibility for rule breaking lies with rule breakers


In arguing against the Treaty Principles Bill, Dame Anne Salmond writes:

. . .In democracies, it is commonplace for citizens to have different rights. Ratepayers, for instance, have a right to vote for representatives that is not shared with non-ratepayers or those who live in other places. . .

Is it commonplace for citizens in democracies to have different rights?