Bill of Rights
Sir,—We now have before Parliament Mr Palmer’s Bill of Rights, a document that should inspire little confidence, coming from this Right-wing pseudo Labour Government, and already savagely hacked to pieces to accommodate the different views of freedom prevailing in the country. What does this bill mean? Does it mean that the Government can no longer seize private assets, such as the S26M from the universities? Does it mean that Government-ap-pointed people can no longer crash into your home and seize your property, quite often on totally innocent parties? Does it mean that the Labour Government will no longer ride roughshod over the people of New Zealand, as it has done for the past five years, creating a climate of fear and apprehension among the citizenry? Of course it does not mean any of these things. It is merely another piece of empty posturing and grandstanding, coming from a Government notorious for its total disregard of individual rights in New Zealand. Of the many bills that have been introduced by the Labour Government, most have ended up being totally emasculated or having more fish-hooks than a Japanese long-liner. Should we expect this bill to be any different? I doubt it. — Yours, etc.,
A. MacKENZIE. October 27, 1989.
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