Matthew Hooton: Judith Collins speech raises important issues for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
2 May, 2021 05:00 AM
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National leader Judith Collins, with list MPs Nicola Willis and Chris Bishop. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
Those hoping for crude race-baiting in Judith Collins big speech were disappointed. The National leader s address was more moderate, serious and considered than expected. Building on inquiries by Act, Collins raised important questions about the Government s He Puapua working group report, which outlines a detailed plan for New Zealand s most sweeping constitutional transformation since 1840. Collins speech may betray political desperation, as Māori Crown Relations Minister Kelvin Davis claims.
Publisher s Note: This post appears here courtesy of the John Locke Foundation. The author of this post is Jordan Roberts.
My last blog post described what I believe are two bad pieces of health care policy that were introduced recently in the North Carolina General Assembly. The blog detailed two insurance mandates dealing with telehealth coverage and chiropractic services. The main problem with insurance mandates is they result in diffused costs and concentrated benefits. Put another way, mandates usually benefit the few at the expense of everyone.
In this blog, I ll highlight two good pieces of health care policy set to be heard in committee soon. The two pieces of legislation are SB 228/HB 373, Allow Employers to Offer EPO Benefit Plans, and S345 Physician Assistant (PA) Team-Based Practice.
Is it fair or even patriotic to threaten states that do not conform to the Democratic Socialists mandate to control the outcome of Free and Fair elections enacted by constitutionally guaranteed states legislatures?
Yes, all elections must be federalized so that the whim of the majority political party can set the standard for all elections.
No, Our Founders purposefully decentralized elections by guaranteeing only states legislatures the independent right to enact Free and Fair elections. Opinion?
Publisher s Note: This post appears here courtesy of the Carolina Journal. The author of this post is CJ Staff.
The lieutenant governor and the N.C. Senate s powerful Rules Committee chairman are taking aim at the left-wing group leading the charge against voter ID in North Carolina.
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick, issued statements Wednesday, April 21, criticizing the Southern Coalition for Social Justice. Robinson and Rabon specifically referenced the coalition s attacks on former state Sen. Joel Ford.
Ford is a black Democrat. He was a lead sponsor in 2018 of the law designed to implement a photo identification requirement for N.C. voters. Last month, the Senate elected Ford, 45-3, to serve on the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors.
Publisher s Note: This post appears here courtesy of the John Locke Foundation. The author of this post is Mitch Kokai.
North Carolina is not alone in considering whether to scale back the governor s emergency powers. Kevin Mooneyexplains at National Review Online how the Keystone State is approaching the same issue.
In Pennsylvania, the business community is challenging Democratic governor Tom Wolf s executive overreach amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Pennsylvanians year-long calls for lawmakers to limit Wolf s emergency powers have resulted in a historic ballot referendum, which would amend the state s constitution and restore checks and balances if passed. Voters will be presented with that opportunity during the May 18 primary next month.