Posts by Rich of Observationz
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Hard News: We need to talk about Len, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
Come on then. Explain why it's a good idea to have an elected leader for councils when our central government (and almost all others apart from the US) doesn't.
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Hard News: We need to talk about Len, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
The take away for me from that vote harvesting conviction (believe that is the technical term) is that we should be very careful about internet voting. If people *can* sell or give away their votes, it's inevitable that some will, and some will be corrupt enough to buy them.
Align council elections to general ones and have a ballot box vote every three years - that's my solution to internet voting.
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I've stayed in the Quadrant's suite as well - if a hotel sees you staying there often, and/or on a corp rate, they'll upgrade you to try and get you to come back. I also get extra stamps on my coffee card at several places around town - are they a benefit in kind?
Maybe we should move away from elected mayors and have them indirectly elected by council. That way, if councillors are unhappy with the mayor, they can choose another one. We don't have a directly elected PM, so why directly elect mayors?
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I guess if a programme gets 0.5% of the US audience, it will bring in similar money to one that gets 50% of the NZ audience. So HBO can afford to fund things that are a lot more niche than TVNZ can?
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Hard News: Mandela, in reply to Rickai,
Anyone supportive of Communism was, by association, an enemy
And anyone against was a friend, to be given money and guns. Osama Bin Laden, that type of person.
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to jon_knox,
In current NZ law, an MP convicted of a moderately serious offence must resign. They can, unless actually imprisoned, re-contest the subsequent by-election. This reflects the fact that the electorate were not aware of their offending and should reasonably have a chance to choose another candidate.
If an MP is actually imprisoned, they are ineligible to vote and hence stand.
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Andre,
Suggest a less corrupt nation?
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
Ah. So Labour could (and maybe should) tell them to bog off, and we'd get an Epsom by-election to stir things up.
(I'm still thinking it'll be an acquittal or a hung jury, but it's probably improper to speculate like that).
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Legal Beagle: John Banks: what next?, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
Indeed, my bad - I meant if it was not brought forward. For a by-election to be cancelled, I assume the PM has to make an announcement of the election date, or the last possible date needs to be less than six months away?
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So if Banks is convicted by the 6th June or the election date is brought forward, there would be a by-election with presumably the new Act candidate standing.
I'm assuming Allan Titford will be ineligible to stand due to incarceration, although I guess he could still be party leader.
In his absence, it'll probably be Cactus Kate - I assume a daytrip to NZ is sufficient to reset her eligibility as a voter - one doesn't need to be resident here for tax or anything awkward like that.