Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 6, 2016 5:39:18 GMT 12
RACIST COUNCILLORS, MAYORS
Councillors voting in favour of appointing unelected iwi representatives with voting rights onto their councils, are pushing their personal views ahead of the views of their electorate. they are doing so in a way that denies voters their right to accept or reject race-based representation on their council.
That is simply unacceptable. In reality, the actions of Andrew Judd and Steve Chadwick have been so extreme that one wonders whether consideration should be given to the introduction of recall elections in New Zealand. This is a mechanism that is available in a number of jurisdictions around the world - including Canada, Switzerland, Venezuela, the UK and the US – that allows citizens to remove elected officials from office, if they end up deviating strongly from their election platforms. The trigger for votes of no-confidence is usually a petition signed by a sufficient number of voters.
Councillors voting in favour of appointing unelected iwi representatives with voting rights onto their councils, are pushing their personal views ahead of the views of their electorate. they are doing so in a way that denies voters their right to accept or reject race-based representation on their council.
That is simply unacceptable. In reality, the actions of Andrew Judd and Steve Chadwick have been so extreme that one wonders whether consideration should be given to the introduction of recall elections in New Zealand. This is a mechanism that is available in a number of jurisdictions around the world - including Canada, Switzerland, Venezuela, the UK and the US – that allows citizens to remove elected officials from office, if they end up deviating strongly from their election platforms. The trigger for votes of no-confidence is usually a petition signed by a sufficient number of voters.