Reaction to petition
Sir, — When is a democracy not a democracy? When the politicians decide, apparently. We are amazed at the incredibility of having the wishes of 800,000 New Zealanders regarding the proposed Homosexual Law Reform Bill virtually ignored, and yet the Deputy Prime Minister has promised to rush the “tough Crime Bill” through the House, after he received a “flood of letters” from anxious New Zealanders. Mr Palmer’s 10,232 concerned people will be delighted. What about the other 789,768? — Yours, etc., S. M. and G. R. BLACKMORE. April 22, 1986.
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