She should be removed from parliament, now that the investigation has concluded and she was found to be corrupt…get rid of her.

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    4 months ago

    Seems weird to kick out a politician for being corrupt. That would mean at least two thirds should be gone. Certainly everybody in NACT for sure.

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      4 months ago

      While I get what you are trying to say.

      There is a big difference between suspected corruption and proven corruption.

      There are serious conversations to be had about the “legitimate” forms of corruption such as political donations etc…

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        4 months ago

        Wasn’t it proven corruption when John Key appointed one of his buddies to a high paying position and made a backroom deal with Sky and Warner and then got a job with a Chinese bank?

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    3 months ago

    If she refuses to resign, it will be interesting to see if greens use the “waka jumping” rules against her.

    They were against them at the time, as they felt they could be used to silence dissent in the party ranks, so to use them would be an embarassing change of direction for them.

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      3 months ago

      I personally wouldn’t see it as hypocritical. Not sure why it would be embarrassing.

      Using this to get rid of a corrupt person is not the same as using it to silence dissent.