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    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 22 01:52:22 2025
    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/secret-room-spending-shows-need-for-recall-elections/MIID3KHM7GSFZGLLICQF2CG4JU/
    https://www.taxpayers.org.nz/in_the_media


    This semms to me to be an idea which is needed.

    In recent times whe have had several MPs which have bahaved badly and have
    lost the confidence of the public and the public/voters have no easy way of removing them from the House.

    This encourages the bady behaviour to continue.

    The people might be more interested, as would the candidates, if "serious wrongdoing" resulted in a vote to toss the MP out.

    Clearly there needs to be a threshold to trigger the recall vote. However
    some countries have recall votes so after a discussion on the matter it
    could go to the the vote.

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  • From Tony@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Jan 22 03:24:25 2025
    Gordon <[email protected]> wrote: >https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/secret-room-spending-shows-need-for-recall-elections/MIID3KHM7GSFZGLLICQF2CG4JU/
    https://www.taxpayers.org.nz/in_the_media


    This semms to me to be an idea which is needed.

    In recent times whe have had several MPs which have bahaved badly and have >lost the confidence of the public and the public/voters have no easy way of >removing them from the House.

    This encourages the bady behaviour to continue.

    The people might be more interested, as would the candidates, if "serious >wrongdoing" resulted in a vote to toss the MP out.

    Clearly there needs to be a threshold to trigger the recall vote. However >some countries have recall votes so after a discussion on the matter it
    could go to the the vote.
    Another Taxpayer's Union piece of good work. As always, they are independent of politics and are trying to hold elected people accountable to the electors.
    If the story is true, Mr. Brown has some explaining to do.
    Recall elections have to be carefully managed to avoid their misuse, in the wrong hands they are a political tool. Perhaps a decision to use one should only result from a judicial reveiw, I'm not sure.

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  • From Crash@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Jan 22 20:30:18 2025
    On 22 Jan 2025 01:52:22 GMT, Gordon <[email protected]> wrote:

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/secret-room-spending-shows-need-for-recall-elections/MIID3KHM7GSFZGLLICQF2CG4JU/
    https://www.taxpayers.org.nz/in_the_media


    This semms to me to be an idea which is needed.

    In recent times whe have had several MPs which have bahaved badly and have >lost the confidence of the public and the public/voters have no easy way of >removing them from the House.

    This encourages the bady behaviour to continue.

    The people might be more interested, as would the candidates, if "serious >wrongdoing" resulted in a vote to toss the MP out.

    Clearly there needs to be a threshold to trigger the recall vote. However >some countries have recall votes so after a discussion on the matter it
    could go to the the vote.

    Two observations: the articles cited are ten years ago - and relate to
    local body elections. In Parliament we have directly elected MPs
    (electorate) and indirectly elected MPs (List).

    This issue, both for local body and Parliamentary elections, is
    covered by having 3-year terms. Those that transgress get subjected
    to re-election over a 3-year term so the real baddies, over that time,
    get voted out.


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    Crash McBash

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  • From Willy Nilly@21:1/5 to Gordon on Wed Jan 22 21:23:08 2025
    On 22 Jan 2025 01:52:22 GMT, Gordon <[email protected]> wrote: >https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/secret-room-spending-shows-need-for-recall-elections/MIID3KHM7GSFZGLLICQF2CG4JU/

    I should like an election to recall our media.

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  • From Lawrence D'Oliveiro@21:1/5 to Willy Nilly on Wed Jan 22 22:32:22 2025
    On Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:23:08 GMT, Willy Nilly wrote:

    I should like an election to recall our media.

    Whom did you vote for last time?

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