MICHAEL LAWS interviews MICHAEL BASSETT
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- Aug 11, 2024
- 1 min read
While titled "Dr Michael Bassett on State Care Abuse" other issues are traversed with an especially valuable discussion about the Treaty principles, their origin and subsequent evolution.
Unfortunately, only the first half of the interview is available at YouTube. To pick up the full 23 mins go to this link at The Platform
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And do PASS IT ON.
FFS.... if Geoffrey Palmer inserted principles into the Treaty of Waitangi by stealth; principles that were in contradiction to those to begin with, and the insertion of those contradictory principles (by stealth) is also verified by Michael Basset ( having been there and witnessed it on the day )..... Just what the F... have all these dunderheads been debating for the last umpteen years.
Also, surely there must be transcripts from that duplicitous occasion still available.
Its a political con.... giving many useless two faced assholes the ability to occupy equally useless space in parliament, just something to base their miserable existence on.
Is it going to go away ?..... not on your sweet Nellie. For those on board it…
For what it's worth . . . .
" . . . .the warning signs have always been there: an increasingly autocratic government, increasingly volatile and irrational political struggles, mounting debt, increased taxation, a declining economy and the removal of basic freedoms “for the greater good.”
In 1929, if you lived in the US, you might have just paid $2,735 for a new Packard Custom 8 Roadster – a means of showing off your recent gains in the stock market. A year later, you might well have offered it for sale for only $100, as, for all your previous price offers, there were no takers.
And you, like they, had been wiped out in the crash, and $100 meant the…
Starting from 12:50 on the video slider - at https://theplatform.kiwi/podcasts/episode/dr-michael-bassett-on-state-care-abuse
The clear indication is that Geoffrey Palmer inserted the Treaty clauses into legislation knowing full well there was uncertainty as to principles in doing so and dismissed the uncertainty as not important.
That uncertainty will undermine NZ's economic certainy.
The Treaty of Waitangi "uncertainty" as to its principles has econmic implications. It is well-known in legal circles that the pursuit of legal certainty is fundamental and essential for commerce and finance. That is directly at odds with the evolving and often contested nature of Treaty principles.
Uncertainty in the legal framework, particularly around property rights and resource management, can deter investment and hinder economic growth. The differing interpretations of the Treaty between Māori and…