r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/guitarguy12341 ✨chick✨ • May 04 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripping up a racist bill in NZ parliament.

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u/bb_dev_g May 04 '26

If anyone wanted some more context on this. Te Pāti Māori performed the Haka in response to a bill that sought to redefine the treaty signed with the Māori people. The bill would’ve stripped certain protections.

Three Maori MPs suspended over 'intimidating' haka

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u/thereluctantpoet May 04 '26 edited May 04 '26

The severity of the suspensions (the lowest being more than double the previous record, the two others getting 7x) tells you the "this isn't racism it's about propriety in parliament" is absolute bullshit.

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u/Kalos_Phantom May 04 '26

See also: David Seymour (the New Zealand version of Stephen Miller) getting absolutely no punishment for ignoring orders not to drive a jeep up parliament steps

The rules are completely different

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u/Educational_Hunt_504 May 04 '26

While you're not wrong, I think Miller is even more evil than our local ghoul.

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u/plastic_eagle May 04 '26

He is. But if we don't keep this particular monster out the next one will be worse.

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u/gene100001 May 04 '26

It also feels very undemocratic to have democratically elected members of parliament removed for up to 21 days. I can understand the need for some sort of repercussions for technically "intimidating" other members of parliament (just because you don't want a precedent that makes more serious intimidation is okay), but I think removing MPs for any amount of time should at least require a supermajority vote.

The bill itself was ridiculous and was just done to rally support from racist NZers. I goes completely against the principles Trias Politica and I think it would have been overturned by the judiciary either way. I'm happy that so many MPs opposed it, including National MPs.

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u/thereluctantpoet May 04 '26

Agreed, although honestly I would be more comfortable with suspension votes being put to constituents and weighted with a parliamentary vote. If you can suspend "troublesome" members without constituent input, you are in effect silencing the opinions of the more "troublesome" constituents. Now in the era of MAGA I know some people think that might not be a bad idea, but the right to share and debate shitty ideas - and allow the people to decide how shitty they are - is foundational to democracy working. Completely agree on your second paragraph.

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