tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post3606202025106795879..comments2023-10-31T03:52:05.968+13:00Comments on the Section59 blog: Anti-Smacking Law, One Year OnAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05656956423924982169noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-87053658486374599892008-05-30T21:21:00.000+12:002008-05-30T21:21:00.000+12:00Absolutely Al, good point.Go The Kiwi Party!Absolutely Al, good point.<BR/><BR/>Go The Kiwi Party!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656956423924982169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-78624824448242217422008-05-30T21:12:00.000+12:002008-05-30T21:12:00.000+12:00Larry Baldock supports a referendum on MMP and a r...Larry Baldock supports a referendum on MMP and a referendum on any issue that the New Zealand public feels is important enough to get signatures on...I asked him last week when he was in Blenheim. The Kiwi Party is all about making the peoples vote count - even if it doesn't benefit the party, Nice to see some longer-than-their-3 year term thinking from the Kiwi Party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-62719998177614711092008-05-13T22:51:00.000+12:002008-05-13T22:51:00.000+12:00Referendums must not be used to determine all laws...Referendums must not be used to determine all laws.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656956423924982169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-29705532982851817612008-05-12T15:06:00.000+12:002008-05-12T15:06:00.000+12:00Wasn't it Larry Baldock who said on close up when ...Wasn't it Larry Baldock who said on close up when he was trumpeting that he had got the numbers that he thought the referendum on reducing the seats back in 1999 was knee jerk reaction?<BR/><BR/>So even your beloved kiwi party still only believes in Referendums when they want too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-92189276795031105982008-05-04T15:36:00.000+12:002008-05-04T15:36:00.000+12:00well said Chuck.well said Chuck.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656956423924982169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-11037885267767281242008-05-04T15:04:00.000+12:002008-05-04T15:04:00.000+12:00No vote is a wasted vote. ACT may oppose the anti...No vote is a wasted vote. ACT may oppose the anti smacking legislation. However, ACT in general supports a lot of very liberal legislation. They voted against an amendment on the civil union bill that would require a referendum before the legislation became law.<BR/><BR/> If National fails to achieve an absolute majority due to some votes going to the Kiwi Party it will be Nationals fault Chuck Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359116789492498882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-70887735286263069012008-05-04T13:59:00.000+12:002008-05-04T13:59:00.000+12:00"So you are saying waste your votes on the kiwi pa...<I>"So you are saying waste your votes on the kiwi party which isn't going to get into parliament?"</I>...<BR/><BR/>says who.<BR/><BR/><I>"when national refuses to abide by the referendum."</I><BR/><BR/>They've as good as done that.<BR/><BR/>Where's the principle?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656956423924982169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192120.post-85844644506244673852008-05-03T08:13:00.000+12:002008-05-03T08:13:00.000+12:00"Give your party vote to The Kiwi Party, or ACT".S..."Give your party vote to The Kiwi Party, or ACT".<BR/><BR/>So you are saying waste your votes on the kiwi party which isn't going to get into parliament?<BR/><BR/>Why not vote national? The only circumstance under which you should be saying this on this blog is when national refuses to abide by the referendum. <BR/><BR/>Another question, Do you want a change of Government or a lot of people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com