The 2017 Election Thread

**Swoop** · 11th June 2018, 22:58

Originally Posted by Ocean1

They seem to have no idea how the earnings that supply their taxes actually happen.

The way they are throwing it around, there must be an unlimited supply...
As for spending a billion on getting rid of whatever [not quite a]mad-cow disease that no other nation has been successful in doing (although the "disease" does not affect any milk, dairy, or meat produced by said mad-cows) that seems like money well ~~wasted~~ spent.

**jasonu** · 12th June 2018, 02:25

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12068645

5 seconds after that bint leaves to hatch the sprog what was predicted has begun.
Again, who were the thick cunts that voted labour and still defend this stupid cow???

**Ocean1** · 12th June 2018, 20:20

The more labour change around here the more they stay the same.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/104...d-in-principle

**Swoop** · 27th July 2018, 10:07

The green party are happily selling out their moral standards.

Being forced to support the "waka jumping" legislation, which they vehemently were against. Now they can be proud that un-democratic processes are supported by them.

As for the voters in the specific electorates, who voted for the candidate, and then see their elected official being effectively "decapitated" by this mad legislation?
Another sad day for The Lunatic Fringe party.

**oldrider** · 27th July 2018, 10:47

Originally Posted by Swoop

The green party are happily selling out their moral standards.

Being forced to support the "waka jumping" legislation, which they vehemently were against. Now they can be proud that un-democratic processes are supported by them.

As for the voters in the specific electorates, who voted for the candidate, and then see their elected official being effectively "decapitated" by this mad legislation?
Another sad day for The Lunatic Fringe party.

True! - Unfortunately when you burrow through the fringe you find a core of the same substance carefully groomed, selected and supported by the fucking banking fraternity!

**Voltaire** · 27th July 2018, 14:57

They start off with small lies.

**pritch** · 27th July 2018, 16:26

I haven't seen the detail of the proposed waka jumping legislation but I like what I heard on the radio this morning. Perhaps you can recall Alamein Kopu (sp?)? She was an Alliance list MP I think. She left the Alliance and sat in parliament doing nothing but collecting full pay until the end of that parliamentary term. I suspect that didn't bother Winston Peters too much, but when a NZ First list MP performed a similar stunt that was different.

The legislation doesn't affect electorate MPs. If they leave their party, they face their electorate at the next election. Or they announce that they are leaving to spend more time with their family.

MPs who enter parliament on a party list, and then leave that party have no right to be in parliament. They should vacate their seat immediately to be replaced by the next available member on that party's list.

The new legislation is really only correcting an omission. That should have been the situation from the start.

While they are fiddling about though, perhaps they should consider going back to 100 seats?

**Ocean1** · 27th July 2018, 18:30

Originally Posted by pritch

I haven't seen the detail of the proposed waka jumping legislation but I like what I heard on the radio this morning. Perhaps you can recall Alamein Kopu (sp?)? She was an Alliance list MP I think. She left the Alliance and sat in parliament doing nothing but collecting full pay until the end of that parliamentary term. I suspect that didn't bother Winston Peters too much, but when a NZ First list MP performed a similar stunt that was different.

The legislation doesn't affect electorate MPs. If they leave their party, they face their electorate at the next election. Or they announce that they are leaving to spend more time with their family.

MPs who enter parliament on a party list, and then leave that party have no right to be in parliament. They should vacate their seat immediately to be replaced by the next available member on that party's list.

The new legislation is really only correcting an omission. That should have been the situation from the start.

While they are fiddling about though, perhaps they should consider going back to 100 seats?

Now we just need to correct the even more laughable omission that allows the leader of a party representing 7% of the national vote from holding the top job.

Or any job at all, preferably.

**husaberg** · 27th July 2018, 18:51

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Now we just need to correct the even more laughable omission that allows the leader of a party representing 7% of the national vote from holding the top job.

Or any job at all, preferably.

Did you mind when he was deputy PM and acting PM for national 96-99?

**Ocean1** · 27th July 2018, 20:19

Originally Posted by husaberg

Did you mind when he was deputy PM and acting PM for national 96-99?

Yes.

What, with not being a fucking hypocrite an' all.

**husaberg** · 27th July 2018, 20:53

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Yes.

What, with not being a fucking hypocrite an' all.

Funny, We had a Pm that was a mother in that era as well.

**Ocean1** · 27th July 2018, 21:13

Originally Posted by husaberg

Funny, We had a Pm that was a mother in that era as well.

As well as what?

And did she insist that everyone else pay for her choice?

**husaberg** · 27th July 2018, 22:58

Originally Posted by Ocean1

As well as what?

And did she insist that everyone else pay for her choice?

Quite the reverse, i would have happily coughed up a few extra tax dollars if Jenny would have had a bit of lipo and a face lift.

Funny enough no one actually voted for national with Jenny as a PM
You do realise its pretty okay for a woman to have a baby and work these days though its even written into law.......

**jasonu** · 28th July 2018, 02:24

Originally Posted by husaberg

Quite the reverse, i would have happily coughed up a few extra tax dollars if Jenny would have had a bit of lipo and a face lift.

Funny enough no one actually voted for national with Jenny as a PM
You do realise its pretty okay for a woman to have a baby and work and expect someone else to fucking pay for it these days though its even written into law.......

fixed it for you