tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41232837303659885812024-03-13T08:19:17.763-07:00No Mandate Do Not Sign TPPA - GG Petitiongregfullmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982702114112392523noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123283730365988581.post-89584061654220584792017-03-12T21:10:00.001-07:002017-03-13T02:00:21.834-07:00Appeal to sustainers – TPP roadie carries on - March 2017<div align="CENTER" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Greetings
dear friends</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">My name is Greg Rzesniowiecki
and I am a public advocate. I work for what I sense are the best
policies for my home of choice Aotearoa New Zealand. I came here 21
years ago from the West Island (Melbourne Australia).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">My approach is well documented in
reports published in the Campaign Against Foreign Corporate Control
(CAFCA) journal 'Watchdog' with my reports commencing September 2014
in Watchdogs #136, 137, 138, 138, 141, 142 and 143, links to journals
- click on the TPP reports:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.converge.org.nz/watchdog/"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://www.converge.org.nz/watchdog/</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I've just written a history
concentrating on the 'TPP policy solution' campaign lobby to Local
Government through 2012 – 2016 which will appear in the Watchdog
#144 due April 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Through this period I've been
sustained by hundreds of people with in kind and monetary support.
I'm extremely grateful that people feel they gain value from the work
I undertake. Without your sustenance I wouldn't have the time to
undertake the research and have the space to think on the problems we
confront. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">For example I wrote the following
blog post on 'chemtrails, geoengineering and climate change' through
Saturday 11 March and into the wee hours of Sunday morning, it all
takes time and knowledge of the material:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2017/03/on-what-i-say-to-folks-in-respect-to.html"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2017/03/on-what-i-say-to-folks-in-respect-to.html</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>An
Appeal for funds to sustain my continued work on your behalf</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">To undertake this public advocacy exercise I have lived 'on the
road' often camping in my Toyota Liteace van, 'Tinkerbell'. She's now
deceased as of late 2016. I have a loan of Lisa Er's campervan, which
I will returning around the end of March 2017. Thanks for the 6 month
loan Lisa, it's been a nice home. Generally I don't need much,
however in order to continue to advocate I need the means to travel
and sustain my physical needs. In effect you help me to help get your
point across to the government.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I came to be a dedicated activist
from around February 2014 and exhausted my own surplus of cash by
June 2014. Since then I have relied on the generosity of sustainers
and sponsors to continue this lobby and public advocacy project.
Incredibly I have been sustained for near three years. A bank account
is provided below and at the conclusion of this appeal for any who
might care to contribute - cheers for that. I need a new van – you
might assist? About $5000 would cover a reasonable second-hand
replacement van. I need ongoing funds to live. I happily live cheaply
:)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">A heart felt thank you
for all the contributions so far and for the one you are about to
make. And no pressure there's many who are not in a position. I work
for everyone – for public interest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>TPP
policy solution and TPP Free Zones</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">Along
with a cast of hundreds if not thousands, we successfully lobbied
local government to adopt the TPP policy solution, with </span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>12
major NZ councils who in their territories represent 60% of the New
Zealand population:</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.actionstation.org.nz/tpp_policy_solution"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://www.actionstation.org.nz/tpp_policy_solution</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We also undertook subsequent efforts
to get NZ Councils to support 'TPP Free Zones' as a tactic to make
the NZ Government adopt a democratic process for initiating,
negotiating and ratifying trade and investment treaties such as TPP.
Folks from Waiheke and their supportive Community Board members won
it in January 2016, followed by Upper Hutt City Council in February
2016:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77221956/Upper-Hutt-City-Council-votes-to-make-the-city-New-Zealands-first-TPPA-free-zone"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/77221956/Upper-Hutt-City-Council-votes-to-make-the-city-New-Zealands-first-TPPA-free-zone</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">With our rallies, Real Choice
actions, Action Station and brilliant leadership from It's Our
Future's (IOF) Professor Jane Kelsey, and IOF coordinators Jonathon
King, Edward Miller, Barry Coates and Stephen Parry, and the
thousands that have supported actions, we have made a mark on NZ
politics. Well done! I suggest we will continue to make our mark
promoting good policy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>TPP
is dead, but is it buried for ever - or a zombie to return?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Despite the US withdrawal
from TPP there are more treaties and their corporation favouring
provisions to watch and counter; RCEP (Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership), TiSA (Trade in Services </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Agreement), proposed
treaties with Saudi Arabia, the EU, the Russian customs union, with
the UK and more.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Then there's the prospect of a
bilateral with the Trump ruled US at some point down the road.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">There is TPP lite discussions this
week in Chile 14, 15 March, where the TPP nations minus the US
(although </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">the US are attending along with China and South Korea) will
consider the approach to take, given US President Trump has withdrawn
from the TPP.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">In NZ we may have a problem as the
New Zealand Parliament has ratified the deal. The legislation is
awaiting the coming into force provisions. It can not come into force
as it is, however, will the NZ Government attempt to amend the TPP
legislation to enable a new 'TPP lite' treaty without going through
the formal treaty examination process required under Cabinet's rule
7.112 and Parliament's Standing Orders 397-400?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We need to be vigilant with all of
this in play!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Greg's
public advocacy role - do you gain value from my work?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">To be perfectly honest I love this
role of public advocate and feel I have a natural talent for the
task. I'm an independent researcher, I comprehend the political and
democratic processes, and are relatively fearless.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Were I to drop this mahi in order to
earn a living, I would be similar to most - unable to keep abreast of
the many developments. So it's a question for you – do you gain
value from my work? To what extent?</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Greg's
TPP paperwork and research</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">In respect to the TPP itself I have
created a number of papers, forwarded to the Foreign Affairs Defence
and Trade (FADT) select committee through the TPP treaty examination
and subsequent consideration of the TPP enabling legislation. These
are available at this dropbox link, feel free to explore the
material:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pflwduixj1561y0/AACdVXHyadUV99k2f4UhqN4za?dl=0"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pflwduixj1561y0/AACdVXHyadUV99k2f4UhqN4za?dl=0</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">All but two of these are original
writings. In addition I've placed material at this blog, TPP Free
Wellington reports:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://nomandatedonotsigntppaggpetition.blogspot.co.nz/"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://nomandatedonotsigntppaggpetition.blogspot.co.nz/</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Image: GG
Official Secretary receiving TPP petition Saturday 30 January 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">TPP Free Wellington to which
I've been strongly associated launched a petition to the New Zealand
Governor General (GG) asking him/her to tell PM John Key not to
ratify the TPP. Ultimately Dame Patsy did in November 2016. Through
the GG process we have learned that our Governor General as head of
State appears to have no desire to protect the State, from the
sovereign and material loss the TPP represents.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">I
wrote the previous Governor General (GG) Sir Jerry Mateparae in
respect to the TPP in June 2016, with an essay, </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>TPP
– How does this fit our democracy?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Sir Jerry ended his commission
before the new GG Dame Patsy Reddy was sworn in September 2016. I
copied the email to Dame Patsy and the NZ Chief Justice Dame Sian
Elias:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://gregfullmoon.blogspot.co.nz/2016/07/tpp-how-does-this-fit-our-democracy_4.html"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://gregfullmoon.blogspot.co.nz/2016/07/tpp-how-does-this-fit-our-democracy_4.html</span></span></a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Future
international treaties – can we improve and democratise the
process?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We need to intervene in the ongoing
process to determine how the NZ Government - initiates, negotiates
and ratifies treaties. To that effect I placed paper before the FADT
committee suggesting the development of a model treaty to use as a
template for future negotiations. This arose in response to questions
from Green Party MP Kennedy Graham:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pflwduixj1561y0/AACZ9NJnvBG6lnEjy2gZGGjRa/FADT-response-Kennedy-Graham.pdf?dl=0"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pflwduixj1561y0/AACZ9NJnvBG6lnEjy2gZGGjRa/FADT-response-Kennedy-Graham.pdf?dl=0</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I provided that paper and
another letter with recommendations to Minister Todd McClay, in respect to the
Government's Trade Policy Strategy Refresh: </span>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pflwduixj1561y0/AABCei58EfYBobs7zwbOmFHla/Terms%20of%20Reference%20Todd%20McClay-greg.pdf?dl=0"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pflwduixj1561y0/AABCei58EfYBobs7zwbOmFHla/Terms%20of%20Reference%20Todd%20McClay-greg.pdf?dl=0</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>NZ
Parliament Standing Orders</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
guide parliament's process for dealing with international treaties. I
placed a paper into the Parliamentary Standing Orders select
committee for consideration during the current review for the
development of updated Standing Orders to apply as the rules for the
incoming parliament after the 23 September 2017 general election.
This is one of three papers and summarises the recommendations I
offered the committee under the existing Standing Orders 397-400:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1z1zwkbeljq9c8/Greg's%20recommendations%20to%20Standing%20Orders%20Select%20Committee%20.pdf?dl=0"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.dropbox.com/s/v1z1zwkbeljq9c8/Greg's%20recommendations%20to%20Standing%20Orders%20Select%20Committee%20.pdf?dl=0</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Full set of documents here: </span>
</div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/home/NZ%20Standing%20Orders%20Review%202016-2017"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.dropbox.com/home/NZ%20Standing%20Orders%20Review%202016-2017</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Obviously there is a lot of writing
contained in these papers and blogs. They reflect my thoughts and the
collaborations with the TPP Free/Action community of activists and
supporters. I do have original ideas, and I synergise the many inputs
that come from people both within Aotearoa and overseas. I work
independently of any political party although I collaborate with any
allies.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Greg's
advocacy in non-TPP legislation and or policies</b></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I've also placed paper into select
committee in relation to other legislative proposals, this one the
Local Government Amendment Bill (No2) 2016:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s5v8fz0lz32fzk2/AABIDX7aPt72S-fVwnlVGFs4a?dl=0"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s5v8fz0lz32fzk2/AABIDX7aPt72S-fVwnlVGFs4a?dl=0</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">RNZ report of the Select Committee
which includes some of my korero to the committee 1 September 2016. I
spoke in between Stephen Woodhead Chair of Otago Regional Council,
and Hastings' Mayor Lawrence Yule who is President of New Zealand
Council's Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ). Report runs to 9:06
into the 14 minute report:</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/inparliament/audio/201814606/the-week-in-parliament-for-4-september-2016"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/inparliament/audio/201814606/the-week-in-parliament-for-4-september-2016</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">In addition I have placed paper into
various select committees in my public advocacy career since early
2014 when I considered the Countering Foreign Terrorist Fighters
Legislation Bill. Since then during 2016 the Maritime Crimes
Amendment Bill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Image: </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/WatchParliament/VideoDetail/180436">https://www.parliament.nz/en/WatchParliament/VideoDetail/180436</a> Green's Kennedy Graham speaks in opposition to the Intelligence and Security Bill.</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">In regard to Intelligence and
Security, I placed paper into the review by Sir Michael Cullen and
Patsy Reddy (prior to her promotion for services to GG) and the
resulting Intelligence and Security Bill. That bill just passed
through the House for it's Second reading and unfortunately looks to
be confirmed as NZ Law if Labour and NZ First continue to vote for it
with the Government.</span>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">I
have initiated this Facebook page highlighting the problems of
associating with the US and its criminal spying and Aggressive
war-making activities. The latest Wikileaks release of Vault 7 adds
fuel to the fire of discontent with our US alliance:
</span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">The
Facebook page I've named, 'Stop the NZ Intelligence and Security Bill
- Stop the NZ CIA' </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/StopNZIntelligenceBill/"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">https://www.facebook.com/StopNZIntelligenceBill/</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The object is to raise awareness and
initiate action to pressure the NZ Government over the US alliance
and 5 Eyes spying. Feel free to join.</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I've also placed paper into a few
more legislative proposals including the, 'Health (Fluoridation of
Drinking Water) Amendment Bill 2016' opposing it for the infringement
on human rights, and the 'Children, Young Persons, and Their Families
(Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Bill' which I opposed on the basis
that children removed from their families or domestic setting due to
abuse or inappropriate care are placed in familiar and culturally
similar care. That is where children are removed from Caucasian or
pakeha settings they are placed in similar cultural care. The same
for tangata whenua or Pasifika children. I intend to maintain a watch
on government legislative projects and intervene where I feel a need
and have the opportunity. I am open to suggestions in this regard. I
also support the initiatives of others who reflect similar
humanitarian values...</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Looking
Forward – Values - Compass Points in a Post Truth World</b></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I've identified that most New
Zealanders hold similar intrinsic values and want a beneficial,
abundant, sustainable and resilient state. To this effect I commenced
this blog which considers values, the blog's title, 'Values - Compass
Points in a Post Truth World.' </span>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The initial post looked at the Flag
referendum 'Stand For' values and those identified by Colmar Brunton
in their November 2016 'Better Futures' report focusing on the 17 UN
Sustainable Development Goals, 'Values - Dig deep what are we about?'</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2016/11/values-dig-deep-what-are-we-about.html"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2016/11/values-dig-deep-what-are-we-about.html</span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">
**</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I feel we need to turn the world
toward a sane heading. In late November 2016 I wrote, 'Working on an
open, egalitarian and abundant 2017 with a mind to history's lessons
- you too?' which picks up the values idea and relates them to what I
comprehend is the values pursued by the 'Deep US State' and it's
Exceptional attitude. They will not countenance binding their state
to the principles of International Law.</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Do we remain allied to a nation that
continually wages aggressive war wherever it feels it advantages its
corporations or larger agenda?</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Under the Trump Presidency the
tendency toward unilateralism and exceptionalism might be raised
higher than under President Obama the 'Drone Assassination Emperor',
and George W. Bush the 'War on Terror Emperor'</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2016/12/working-on-open-egalitarian-and.html"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB">http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2016/12/working-on-open-egalitarian-and.html</span></span></a></u></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Which begs the question of what
policies and parties to support in New Zealand at the 23 September
2017 general election? I remain non-partisan and aim to develop a
list of policies informed by my researches and discussions with many
people. If you generally support the work I've done to date, you'll
have a good idea what that means. The Colmar Brunton Better Futures
report outlined in the link above** is fairly good indicator;</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">“</span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><i><b>Between
60% and 80% of Kiwis rate each goal as very important. When those
people were asked to name the single most important goal the top six
in order of priority were: no poverty, good health and well-being,
quality education, sustainable cities and communities, clean water
and sanitation, and zero hunger.</b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span dir="LTR" id="Frame4" style="background: #ffffff; border: none; float: left; height: 5.25cm; padding: 0cm; width: 9.27cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-GB">Image: Above </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wellington. Below Pure NZ</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherZgaoR8vrPooJOJq32K69_7Q1ZeNZHFq4SankdyCFfR1CJNfMjtdUK1W9697kejhPRXGbeOFasiYl6nJkau8vHzHZuTPsLl4YiNJBhMZ7bZA6V_cHLtMkhqEp7bIHQR3V5KO0Y-zbxc/s1600/Capture+kayaks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherZgaoR8vrPooJOJq32K69_7Q1ZeNZHFq4SankdyCFfR1CJNfMjtdUK1W9697kejhPRXGbeOFasiYl6nJkau8vHzHZuTPsLl4YiNJBhMZ7bZA6V_cHLtMkhqEp7bIHQR3V5KO0Y-zbxc/s320/Capture+kayaks.JPG" width="320" /></a></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">“</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><i><b>It’s
clear from this that New Zealanders care most about improving the
day-to-day lives of others and there is a strong skew towards social
issues in the top six goals.</b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">“<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><i><b>In
particular Kiwis think we need to do more towards achieving zero
hunger, sustainable cities and communities and no poverty, as they
believe our performance in these areas fails to measure up to the
importance we place on them.”</b></i></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Link to the Better Business report:
</span>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span lang="en-GB"><a href="http://www.colmarbrunton.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Better-Business-Report.pdf">http://www.colmarbrunton.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Better-Business-Report.pdf</a></span></span></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">As a public advocate I work to
implement the people's intrinsic desires. You can help me to continue
to do that - thanks for your time and consideration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Appeal
for sustainers</b></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I'm keen to continue in
public advocacy, however, I do need to eat and as I mentioned earlier
acquire my own wheels (Tinkerbell replacement). If you care for what
I do perhaps on this occasion consider digging deep.</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Greg's only income is
from public donations. To sustain me continue this work contribute to
Kiwibank account “Public Advocacy Donations Account”</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB"><b>389017-0439360-00</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">
Reference "TPP roadie"</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Many thanks for your
support.</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Aroha
and peace</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">Feel
free to email for any further information or suggestions:
</span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:gregfullmoon013@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">gregfullmoon013@gmail.com</span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">TPP
roadie on Facebook:
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">gregfullmoon
on Twitter: </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="https://twitter.com/gregfullmoon"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">https://twitter.com/gregfullmoon</span></span></span></a></u></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">
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those who may be interested both in the content or to assist –
thank you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It is the grass roots movement that made TPP unpalatable for all the Presidential candidates in the US election, especially when Bernie Sanders came out so strongly against toxic trade treaties.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">One of the Key National Government's last acts was to pass the TPP Amendment Bill, the third and final reading being passed Tuesday 15 November. This despite the overwhelming opposition of the New Zealand democracy.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">TPP Free Wellington handed over the TPP petition to the Governor General's Official Secretary, 3:30pm Wednesday 16 November, who advised that the GG had assessed and considered it formally as of 21 November.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The TPP Bill went to the Governor General that same 21 November where she signed it into law. That means that the New Zealand Government has succeeded in doing all necessary to bring the TPP into force subject to the necessary coming into force provisions of the TPP agreement signed 4 February 2016. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"In the event that not all original signatories have notified the Depositary in writing of the completion of their applicable legal procedures within a period of two years of the date of signature of this Agreement, it shall enter into force 60 days after the expiry of this period if at least six of the original signatories, which together account for at least 85 per cent of the combined gross domestic product of the original signatories in 2013 have notified the Depositary in writing of the completion of their applicable legal procedures within this period."<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Coming into force provisions require that at least both the US and Japan join the TPP agreement through their own ratification processes. The US is unlikely to Ratify TPP in its current form. The question is what changes might be proposed to the TPP to get the US through their corporate ruled Congress?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A large question is will Trump renege on his election promise, and persuade the US Congress to ratify the TPP treaty then it likely follows that it will come into force. How likely is this?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Greg Rzesniowiecki 'TPP roadie' provides an outline of this in this blog post:</span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The fact that most New Zealanders oppose the TPP, and the unwillingness of the Government to listen to the people demonstrates the inadequacy of our Constitutional arrangements. Constitutions are all about determining how state power is administered - if our Government is able to ignore the public opinion then either it is acting unconstitutionally or the constitution is broken! </span><u></u><u></u></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Political Insurance for NZ - Labour, Green, NZ First, Maori Parties - we require a commitment that they withdraw from the TPP legislation/treaty.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We need to ensure that the likely new New Zealand Government elected in 2017 commits to withdrawing from the TPP where it gets support from the new US administration after Trump's inauguration in January 2017.<br /><br />Jane Kelsey speaks to this in this blog:<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"As we reflect on a tumultuous year in the realm of global corporate treaties, we can allow ourselves a brief moment to celebrate the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in its present form. Looking back on the 6-year campaign our overseas allies pay tribute to the leading role we played in Aotearoa. Our combined action across most of the 12 countries ultimately defeated the deal. We need to remind those who attribute this to Trump that it was progressive activists working with Bernie Sanders who put the TPPA at the centre of the US presidential election campaign, forcing Clinton and Trump to follow suit.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"The failure of the TPPA was just one of many signs that this limb of the neoliberal paradigm is in crisis. 2016 saw the paralysis of the US-EU negotiation known as TTIP, well before Trump’s election. The Belgian regional parliament of Wallonia vetoed the ratification of the lesser-known Canada-EU deal (CETA), setting conditions for their approval, leading European activists to embrace the slogan: ‘we are all Wallonians’.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"By then Brexit had thrown the spanner in the works. No one (in their right mind) wants to finalise an agreement with the EU without knowing the status of the United Kingdom, which is the largest market for many parts of those deals."<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"What then do we do next year? This is a long game. We have fought and won battles before – the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), the expansion of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) in the World Trade Organisation, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Every time updated versions of the same proposals resurfaced in new forums. There is a fatal tension as obsessive levels of secrecy fuel the crisis of legitimacy. <u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"On 3rd February next year – the anniversary of the mass mobilisation against the signing of the TPPA in Auckland – we will be launching the New Zealand campaign to stop TiSA. So have a great break. We have a lot to do next year."<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Many thanks for all of your efforts and support - we've had a great 2016!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">It
is just over a year since TPP Free Wellington initiated the petition
to the Governor General (GG) then asking Sir Jerry Mateparae to
honour the constitution and not provide Royal Assent to the TPP
legislation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">A lot has happened in the year since including the swearing in of a New
Governor, Her Excellency General Dame Patsy Reddy 28 September 2016.
More recently the passage of the TPP Amendment Bill 15 November and the recent 5
December announcement by the leader of his resignation as PM Monday
12 December 2016.</span></span></div>
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Petition to the Governor General - #1 - 30 January</span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We
made an initial presentation of the petition with over 4300
signatures Saturday 30 January 2016, when we passed the petition to
the GG's Official Secretary, Gregory Baughen at the Government House
gates.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://nomandatedonotsigntppaggpetition.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/relaunched-tpp-petition-to-governor.html">http://nomandatedonotsigntppaggpetition.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/relaunched-tpp-petition-to-governor.html</a>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">We
continued collecting signatures on the petition accumulating another
4000+ to November 2016. We launched an online version of the petition
mid-year on which we collected a further 2600 signatures.</span></span></div>
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Legislation, Trump and an ever hopeful NZ Government</b></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The
Government pushed the TPP legislation forward despite its knowledge
that the TPP would fail whereby the US refuses to ratify the treaty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The
election of Donald Trump as President elect of the US along with the
entrenchment of Republican majorities in both the US House of
Representatives and Senate, meant that the stomach to ratify TPP was
lost. This was confirmed when Obama US President till 20 January 2017
gave up attempting to push the TPP treaty through the US Congress
during their so-called lame duck period.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">The
TPP legislation was passed by the Parliament on Tuesday 15 November
the final vote outcome read out at 4:44pm or thereabouts.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">We
handed over the TPP petition to the Governor General's Official
Secretary, 3:30pm Wednesday 16 November, who advised that the GG
had assessed and considered it formally as of 21 November, see email
text:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Good
afternoon Greg and Amanda</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">The
Governor-General has asked me to contact you again. She would like to
reiterate that she received your petition last week on the same day
as you delivered it, and read what it said.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Since
then she has given it further thought. She would like you to know
that your petition has been received with respect and that she has
given it her consideration.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">With
kind regards</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Greg</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Gregory
Baughen</span></i></span></span></div>
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Secretary to the Governor-General of New Zealand</i></span></span></span></div>
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in the Matrix - More Deception Revealed</b></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">It
was Monday 5th December that I was advised by the Minister of Trade's
office that the TPP Amendment Bill was placed before the Governor
General and signed Monday 21 November 2016. What does it mean?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">There's
this by Andrew Geddis, and guess when it was published – 21
November:</span></span></span></div>
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Geddis makes a number of observations including these concluding
passages in his blog:</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;">“<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span lang="en-GB">This
Act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by
Order in Council, and 1 or more orders may be made appointing
different dates for different provisions and for different purposes.”</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span lang="en-GB">Under
this provision, it was left up to the executive branch (ministers) to
advise the Governor General on when to bring the Bill into force. But
at select committee this clause was changed so that the Bill could
only come into force if and when the TPP came into force - the
executive branch's power to advise the Governor-General to bring it
into effect "for different purposes" was removed and
instead this was strictly tied to "the date on which the
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, done at Auckland on 4 February
2016, enters into force for New Zealand." </span></i></span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span lang="en-GB">So,
if the Government was to sign up to a TPP-1 (minus the US) and then tell the
Governor-General to bring its provisions into effect, I don't think
she can do so because the conditions of the commencement clause have
not been met. And if the Governor-General were to go ahead and do so
anyway, I don't think that action would be lawful ... and someone
could go to court to challenge it.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span lang="en-GB">Meaning
that if the Government does sign up to a TPP-1 agreement that
contains all the same provisions except for its entry into force, it
cannot rely on the Bill it already has passed through the House to
meet our domestic obligations under it. At the very least, it will
have to amend the commencement clause in the current Bill - which
will allow the House to debate whether it really is a good idea to
change our domestic laws to meet the trade demands of a country that
we no longer will be getting any reciprocal trade benefits from.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Open
Government Partnership – The Alpha and Omega of Bullshit and
Arrogance</b></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">It's
important to note that I asked the Trade Minister directly when the
Bill would be placed before Her Excellency on Monday 14th November
the day before the 3rd reading debate. I got the answer after several
prompts the last on the 1st December.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Here's
my emailed question for those who might want the details:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>from:
Gregfullmoon * <gregfullmoon013@gmail.com></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>to:
"T McClay (MIN)" <T.McClay@ministers.govt.nz></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">date:
14 November 2016 at 15:18</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Dear
Ministry, hello xxxxxx,</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">This
email formalises my phoned request for information in respect to the
timing of the presentation of the TPP Amendment Bill to Her
Excellency the Governor General for Her consideration in respect to
granting the mandatory Royal Assent to the Bill.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">1.
Will the TPP Amendment Bill be presented immediately (following the
regular process) to Her Excellency the Governor General? or</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">2.
Will the NZ Government await a future occasion when there is
confirmation that there is ratification by sufficient TPP Partner
Nations as per the terms of the "entry into force"
provisions of the TPP treaty before presenting the TPP Amendment Bill
for Royal Assent?</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Many
thanks in anticipation of your response.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">Their
response to my request finally came Monday afternoon as I was assisting in the set up for the Lower Hutt Guy McPherson lecture and just after the leader's "bye announcement":</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">from:
T McClay (MIN) <T.McClay@ministers.govt.nz> via
parliament.govt.nz </span></i></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>to:
Gregfullmoon * <gregfullmoon013@gmail.com></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">date:
5 December 2016 at 15:35</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Hi
Greg,</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">A
response letter from the Minister is forthcoming. The Bill has
received Royal Assent on the 21st of November 2016.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Thanks,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The sheer arrogance is
what is astounding. The office must have known that the TPP Amendment
Bill once passed on 15 November would be going to the Governor in
Council (Cabinet or Executive) on Monday 21 November to be forwarded
to the GG for Assent that afternoon. The TPP and its process from
initiation to finalisation in the New Zealand Law has been a fascist
imposition. The secrecy at the end is another pile of shit in an
already full shit sandwich.</span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Which begs the question
whether I had reasonable grounds for sending this email in response
to their tardy and arrogant advice?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">from:
Gregfullmoon * <gregfullmoon013@gmail.com></span></i></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm; margin-left: 0.97cm; margin-right: 1.01cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>to:
"T McClay (MIN)" <T.McClay@ministers.govt.nz>,</i></span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm; margin-left: 0.97cm; margin-right: 1.01cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>todd.mcclay@parliament.govt.nz,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>todd.mcclay@national.org.nz</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>date:
6 December 2016 at 12:01</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Greetings
xxxxxx and Minister,</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">This
is not amusing at all.</span></i></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm; margin-left: 0.97cm; margin-right: 1.01cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">How
do you justify withholding this information, when I asked you on the
14th November? It would have been a reasonable courtesy to merely
respond in a timely manner between the 14th and 21st November to
inform me of the Cabinet's decision to place the Bill in front of the
Governor General immediately.</span></i></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm; margin-left: 0.97cm; margin-right: 1.01cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">My
distrust grows with each passing experience of your malevolence.</span></i></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm; margin-left: 0.97cm; margin-right: 1.01cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: #1d2129;">Most
sincerely greg.</span></i></span></span></div>
<h3 style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Out
takes and Conclusions – TPP</b></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I'm
attempting to make sense of the TPP Amendment Bill in relation to the
TPP Agreement coming into force clause Article 30.5.2 of the TPP
text:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>In
the event that not all original signatories have notified the
Depositary in writing of the completion of their applicable legal
procedures within a period of two years of the date of signature of
this Agreement, it shall enter into force 60 days after the expiry of
this period if at least six of the original signatories, which
together account for at least 85 per cent of the combined gross
domestic product of the original signatories in 2013 have notified
the Depositary in writing of the completion of their applicable legal
procedures within this period. </i></span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #1d2129;">I'll
come back and comment or edit the blog when I have further advice,
including the promised further correspondence from the Minister of
Trade. I am particularly keen to ensure that there are no alterations
to our domestic laws and arrangements from the TPP Amendment Bill
without the TPP proceeding as per the 4 February agreement – that
is the full satisfaction of the “Coming into Force” clause,
article 30.5.2. I'm keen to ensure no TPP and no change at all!</span></span></span></div>
<h3 style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Out
takes and conclusions – John Key Resignation announced 5 December</b></span></span></span></h3>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">It
is of note that the leader John Key announced his resignation from
the top job on Monday 5 December. Does he just want to go out on top
of his game? Over the past 8 years of his Ministry a number of
changes have been implemented in Aotearoa New Zealand which do not
advantage the majority of the people.</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">I
attended the parliament Tuesday 6 December to witness Question time
and the special debate “ requested by Winston Peters NZ First
leader. You can watch the Parliament here, Question 2 etc. follow:</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/WatchParliament/PlayVideo/i1whjM4s_s0">https://www.parliament.nz/en/WatchParliament/PlayVideo/i1whjM4s_s0</a>
</span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The
other 11 questions can be found here: </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand?page=6&mode=form">https://www.parliament.nz/en/watch-parliament/ondemand?page=6&mode=form</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Hansard
of Question time: </span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20161206_20161206_04">https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20161206_20161206_04</a>
</span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Hansard
of urgent debate on the resignation of a Prime Minister:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20161206_20161206_12">https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/combined/HansDeb_20161206_20161206_12</a>
</span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Several
projects that Key has promoted including the TPP and the alteration
of the New Zealand flag have failed to move forward.</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Has
the National Party's </span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">deep polling</span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"> indicate
that the New Zealand public are keen to dig deep – what is the
truth about - climate change, mass surveillance, corporation rule, financial scandals, ecological destruction including polluted waterways, poverty, housing and a host of others not least public health? All have gone into reverse with increasing extremes of inequality.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Then
this from left, or is that right field, Key being talked about in the
context of the IMF?</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11762219">http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11762219</a>
and here:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mscnewswire.co.nz/reporters-desk/item/1019-nz-premier-john-key-imf-managing-director-prospect.html">http://www.mscnewswire.co.nz/reporters-desk/item/1019-nz-premier-john-key-imf-managing-director-prospect.html</a>
</span></span>
</div>
<h3 style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Statescraft
as Soulcraft – What Government Does</b></span><b><a class="sdendnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdendnote1sym" name="sdendnote1anc"><sup>i</sup></a></b></span></span></span></h3>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">The
real question in all of this is what is the role of government? To
serve the public interest?</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">After
all who are public servants supposed to serve?</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">They
all get a great deal of money in the form of an income, plus a large
dose of gravitas and Mana for serving as politicians.</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">What
is the objective assessment of progress attributable to any
government? The elimination of need and a move towards a more inclusive
and egalitarian society - or other values?</span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" lang="en-GB" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0.3cm;">
<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">Here's
how New Zealanders answer the values question, my recent blog post,
“Values - Dig deep what are we about?” published 29 November:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2016/11/values-dig-deep-what-are-we-about.html">http://values-compasspointsinaposttruthworld.blogspot.co.nz/2016/11/values-dig-deep-what-are-we-about.html</a>
</span></span>
</div>
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<span style="color: #1d2129;"><b>-----------------------------------------------</b></span></div>
<div id="sdendnote1">
<div class="sdendnote-western">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdendnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdendnote1anc" name="sdendnote1sym">i</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Statecraft-as-Soulcraft-George-Will/dp/0671427342">https://www.amazon.com/Statecraft-as-Soulcraft-George-Will/dp/0671427342</a> </span></div>
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gregfullmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982702114112392523noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123283730365988581.post-24925552689359226672016-03-20T18:34:00.001-07:002016-05-20T01:18:07.277-07:00Relaunched TPP petition to the Governor General - No Mandate do not Ratify TPP<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.5cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The following media release relaunching the TPP petition to the Governor General was circulated Tuesday 9th February 2016 as the TPP National Impact Analysis was tabled in the NZ Parliament.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The period since the February relaunch has been filled with activity focused on maximising concerned New Zealanders to get the views and concerns into the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (FADT) Select Committee. There's still an ability for people to place evidence of a substantive nature before the FADT committee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's a link to the pdf of the petition, Again please print both pages double sided on the one A4 sheet:</span></div>
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<a href="https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Petition%20of%20the%20People%20of%20Aotearoa%20for%20a%20Binding%20Referendum%20on%20TPPA.pdf?token=AWxeHx3Yv-l1ZV-gUAUKU5Z1OQZwecaqENz0zVeOAkZDEa2tHIrKtnsu1F4imlpLr5hCOXTMEWrvD6FWIrgErNsKzGghPL2M2-_fPJ-PO7gUz8ojlByMuJN5hJ1RQpJufWhHPI8SuTOUWfU72tF7qnKQS0taY2uaFAh-x0owfB9PZQ" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.8976px;">https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Petition%20of%20the%20People%20of%20Aotearoa%20for%20a%20Binding%20Referendum%20on%20TPPA.pdf?</a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TPP
Free Wellington – Press Conference – Parliament Grounds</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Relaunch<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote1sym" name="sdfootnote1anc"><sup>1</sup></a>
of Governor General Petition 1:00pm Tuesday 9</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b>
February</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Mandate – Binding Referendum Required - Let the People
Decide!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
mood of the public was demonstrably opposed to the Trans Pacific
Partnership Agreement (TPPA)<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote2sym" name="sdfootnote2anc"><sup>2</sup></a>
treaty signing at the Auckland Skytower Thursday 4<sup>th</sup>
February.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote3sym" name="sdfootnote3anc"><sup>3</sup></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TPP
Free Wellington<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote4sym" name="sdfootnote4anc"><sup>4</sup></a>
are relaunching the petition to the Governor General with revised
wording given the fact of the TPP signing ceremony at the Skytower
Casino<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote5sym" name="sdfootnote5anc"><sup>5</sup></a>
in Auckland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We
may never know what the Governor General has conveyed to the New
Zealand Government in respect to the petition. Nevertheless the TPPA
has been formally signed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our
petition launched 11<sup>th</sup> December 2015 stated:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>We, the
UNDERSIGNED citizens and residents of Aotearoa New Zealand, PETITION
Your Excellency:</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.
to COMMAND the Government to put the question of proceeding with, or
withdrawal from TPPA to a BINDING REFERENDUM; and</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2.
to PROHIBIT the Government from signing any final agreement, or
taking any binding treaty action UNLESS the People vote in favour;
and</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3.
to REFUSE Assent to any enabling legislation UNLESS the People vote
in favour.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
organisers today reaffirm their commitment to proceed with the
petition, anticipating it may become the last defence against TPP if
the Government manages to push Bills for enabling legislation through
the House.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our
revised petition amends the 2<sup>nd</sup> point to read, “2. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">to
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u>PROHIBIT</u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
the Government from taking any binding treaty action </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><u>UNLESS</u></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
the People vote in favour;” </span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This
acknowledges the Government has formally competed the Signing as per
clause of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote6sym" name="sdfootnote6anc"><sup>6</sup></a>
We find that the signing breaches the provisions of the Vienna
Convention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
relaunch of the petition to His Excellency compliments TPP Free
Wellington's recent events - Rally for Democracy and Sovereignty at
the Wellington Cenotaph on the day of signing - and the Saturday 30<sup>th</sup>
January handover<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote7sym" name="sdfootnote7anc"><sup>7</sup></a>
of the Petition to the Governor General requesting His Excellency to
command the Government to put the question of the TPP to a binding
referendum.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote8sym" name="sdfootnote8anc"><sup>8</sup></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We
have investigated the nature of our Aotearoa Constitution and assert
that it is based on democracy and respect for human rights. We will
pursue our assertion – that TPP is unconstitutional and against the
National Interest through all avenues.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
petition to His Excellency is but one of a number of tactics to
regain control of the New Zealand democracy by the people who
comprise it. The representatives in the New Zealand Parliament have a
licence to govern, however that licence does not provide them with
rights to breach the fundamental basis of New Zealand and
International Law. If there is a globalist imperative that TPP is
necessary for world order, it ought be spelled out for the people to
comprehend and determine the validity of a corporate rights charter
to be supreme over National and International Law.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greg
Rzesniowiecki, from TPP Free Wellington, “TPP is an imposition on
our parliamentary sovereignty<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote9sym" name="sdfootnote9anc"><sup>9</sup></a>
to make laws that protect the public interest.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote10sym" name="sdfootnote10anc"><sup>10</sup></a>
Opposition
to Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is universally
rejected.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote11sym" name="sdfootnote11anc"><sup>11</sup></a>”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greg
reports, “That in May 2012 New Zealand lawyers delivered an open
letter to the TPP negotiators urging the rejection of Investor State
Dispute Settlement (ISDS).<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote12sym" name="sdfootnote12anc"><sup>12</sup></a>
Those lawyers included the current leader of the New Zealand Labour
Party, Andrew Little who's party now opposes the TPP.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rzesniowiecki concludes, “There is no mandate
for TPPA. TPP was kept a secret at the last election. Our petition to
the Governor General makes this clear and requests His Excellency
support the people not transnational corporations,<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote13sym" name="sdfootnote13anc"><sup>13</sup></a>
as he promised in his oath and swearing in speech<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote14sym" name="sdfootnote14anc"><sup>14</sup></a>.
Informed consent requires a binding referendum of the people.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sir Robin Cooke was the president of our Court of
Appeal and a member of our highest Court then, the Privy Council, and
he later became a life peer of the House of Lords, and he is widely
regarded as the greatest judge New Zealand ever had.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sir Robin Cooke says, “..the modern common law
should be seen to have a free and democratic society as its basic
tenet..”<sup><a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote15sym" name="sdfootnote15anc">15</a></sup></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sir Edmund Thomas had to say about this limit on
the power of the Parliament and the NZ Executive. Sir Edmund was a
judge of the Court of Appeal and an acting judge of the Supreme
Court, is currently a distinguished fellow at Auckland University Law
School, and is regarded as New Zealand’s greatest jurist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sir Edmund Thomas states, “In a full and free
democracy, sovereignty rests with the people…”<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote16sym" name="sdfootnote16anc"><sup>16</sup></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It doesn’t matter that he’s talking about
judges. The important point is he’s talking about the inherent
limits on Parliament’s power.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The NZ Government today tables the National
Interest Analysis in the Parliament. The Government ignores the
people and the law in proceeding to Ratify TPP without the informed
consent of the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. A binding referendum
would satisfy this deficiency.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If the TPP is such a good deal, then let the
people decide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TPP Free Wellington provide this detailed
statement at a Media Conference 1pm Tuesday 9 February at Parliament.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Contact TPP Free Wellington:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greg Rzesniowiecki</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><a href="mailto:gregfullmoon013@gmail.com">gregfullmoon013@gmail.com</a></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">02102431632</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote1anc" name="sdfootnote1sym">1</a> Relaunched
petition is fundamentally the same petition launched 11 December
2015 with 4300 signatures handed to the His Excellency's Official
Secretary on the 30<sup>th</sup> January 2016. The revised petition
recognises the 4<sup>th</sup> February signing at the Casino in
Auckland. All petitions will be forwarded to the Governor General at
the appropriate time. We encourage the public to sign and forward to
the mailing address on page 2 of the petition form.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote2anc" name="sdfootnote2sym">2</a> TPP
and TPPA both refer to the Trans Pacific Partnership (Agreement).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote3anc" name="sdfootnote3sym">3</a> 20<sup>th</sup>
November 2015 3News Reid poll placed support for TPP at only 34% and
opposition at more than 50%!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote4anc" name="sdfootnote4sym">4</a> TPP
Free Wellington on Facebook:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/658556344213166/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/658556344213166/</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote5anc" name="sdfootnote5sym">5</a> That
the signing took place in a Casino speaks volumes for the way which
NZ public and National Interest is being considered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote6anc" name="sdfootnote6sym">6</a> Vienna
Convention on the Law of Treaties:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_of_Treaties">https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Vienna_Convention_on_the_Law_of_Treaties</a></u></span>
and from the UN:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/un.law.of.treaties.convention.1969/">http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/un.law.of.treaties.convention.1969/</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote7anc" name="sdfootnote7sym">7</a> A
number of media covered the petition handover at Government House.
This video taken by Mick McCrohon records the key elements:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3t1TIIgrIA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3t1TIIgrIA</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote8anc" name="sdfootnote8sym">8</a> No
Mandate Do Not Sign TPPA blog – download petition pdf for print,
distribution, signing with explanation:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://nomandatedonotsigntppaggpetition.blogspot.co.nz/">http://nomandatedonotsigntppaggpetition.blogspot.co.nz/</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote9anc" name="sdfootnote9sym">9</a> Tim
Groser in 2012 acknowledged that the TPP treaty involves the loss of
sovereignty:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10817978">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10817978</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote10anc" name="sdfootnote10sym">10</a> TPP
will limit government ability to regulate in the public and national
interest as already demonstrated in respect to Tobacco control.
Similarly on Climate Change Dr. Joshua Freeman and Dr. Hayley
Bennett make the case that TPP will be bad for climate change
mitigation:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11567925">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11567925</a></u></span>
And further reinforced herein:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/top-us-trade-official-defends-exclusion-climate-change-trans-pacific-partnership-2276835">http://www.ibtimes.com/top-us-trade-official-defends-exclusion-climate-change-trans-pacific-partnership-2276835</a></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote11anc" name="sdfootnote11sym">11</a> German
Judges cite proposed European Investment Court as unconstitutional:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://newint.org/blog/2016/02/04/german-judges-issue-damming-indictment-of-ttip/">http://newint.org/blog/2016/02/04/german-judges-issue-damming-indictment-of-ttip/</a></u></span>
and the full legal opinion:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/eu-us_trade_deal/2016/english_version_deutsche_richterbund_opinion_ics_feb2016.pdf">https://www.foeeurope.org/sites/default/files/eu-us_trade_deal/2016/english_version_deutsche_richterbund_opinion_ics_feb2016.pdf</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote12anc" name="sdfootnote12sym">12</a> Jurists
open letter here: <span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/open-letter/">https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/open-letter/</a></u></span>
which says in part: “As lawyers from the academy, bench and bar,
legislature, public service, business and other legal communities in
Asia and the Pacific Rim, we are writing to raise concerns about the
Investment and Investor-State dispute arbitration provisions being
considered in the on-going negotiations for a Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) agreement. We have diverse views about the TPP
generally. However, we are united in our view that the foreign
investor protections included in some recent Free Trade Agreements
(FTA) and Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) and their enforcement
through Investor-State arbitration should not be replicated in the
TPP. We base this conclusion on concerns about how the expansion of
this regime threatens to undermine the justice systems in our
various countries and fundamentally shift the balance of power
between investors, states and other affected parties in a manner
that undermines fair resolution of legal disputes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote13anc" name="sdfootnote13sym">13</a> It
is either corporation dictatorship or treason by our NZ Government.
Report of the United Nations Independent Expert Alfred de Zayas
urged the UN system and Governments across the world to radically
reform the international investment regime by putting an end to free
trade and investment agreements that conflict with human rights
treaty obligations. In his full-length report* to the Human Rights
Council, he also called on States “to conduct human rights, health
and environmental impact assessments before and after entering into
bilateral and multilateral investment agreements.” “Over the
past decades free trade and investment agreements have had adverse
impacts on the enjoyment of human rights by interfering with the
State’s fundamental functions to legislate in the public interest
and regulate fiscal, budgetary, labour, health and environmental
policies,” said Mr. de Zayas, the first UN Independent Expert on
the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order”
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16439&LangID=E">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16439&LangID=E</a></u></span>
Full report available from this link:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Pages/ListReports.aspx">http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Pages/ListReports.aspx</a></u></span>
go to this reference in the list: A/HRC/30/44 Report of the
Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable
international order, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A_HRC_30_44_ENG.docx">www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session30/Documents/A_HRC_30_44_ENG.docx</a></u></span>
The ISDS provisions of the TPP will provide opportunities for
transnational corporations to chill government legislation (both NZ
and globally) to limit greenhouse gas emissions to reduce
anthropogenic climate change, and to promote renewable energy
alternatives with positive programs. There are many references which
provide evidence to support this claim, including the lack of
support within TPP for climate change reduction measures. This
article from the Australian academic blog 'The Conversation'
explores the Canadian experience of ISDS as a partner to the NAFTA
agreement:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://theconversation.com/canada-has-an-isds-clause-with-the-us-it-has-faced-35-challenges-is-this-australias-future-48757">https://theconversation.com/canada-has-an-isds-clause-with-the-us-it-has-faced-35-challenges-is-this-australias-future-48757</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote14anc" name="sdfootnote14sym">14</a> The
Governor General (GG) Sir Jerry Mateparae stated in his inauguration
speech in 2011 that his Oaths of Allegiance to the Queen and to the
People of New Zealand “reflect my commitment to our country and
the People… that I will serve faithfully and impartially. The
values and undertakings in these oaths are very important to me.”
Sir Jerry further stated at that time, “My view reflects the
sentiment of the proverb “He aha te mea nui o te ao—What is the
most important thing in the world? The answer is: he tangata, he
tangata, he tangata––it is people, it is people, it is people!”
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://gg.govt.nz/content/swearing-speech">https://gg.govt.nz/content/swearing-speech</a></u></span>
Oath of office:
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Allegiance_(New_Zealand)">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Allegiance_%28New_Zealand%29</a></u></span>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote15anc" name="sdfootnote15sym">15</a> Sir
Robin Cooke, “Fundamentals”, New Zealand Law Journal, May 1988.
Sir Robin's full quote we reference: “..the modern common law
should be seen to have a free and democratic society as its basic
tenet and, for that reason, to be built on two complementary and
lawfully unalterable principles: the operation of a democratic
legislature and the operation of independent courts.. ..if a change,
by legislation or otherwise, were seen to undermine either of them
to a significant extent, it would be the responsibility of Judges to
say so and, if their judgements to that effect were disregarded, to
resign or to acknowledge frankly that they are prepared to depart
from their judicial oath and to serve a state not entitled to be
called a free democracy.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote16anc" name="sdfootnote16sym">16</a> Sir
Edmund Thomas, “Centennial Lecture – The Relationship of
Parliament and the Courts: A Tentative Thought or Two for the New
Millennium”, Victoria University of Wellington law Review, 2000.
Sir Edmund Thomas full quote states, “In a full and free
democracy, sovereignty rests with the people.. ..it is absurd to
suggest that the plenary power delegated to Parliament by the people
embraces the power to destroy representative government.. If
Parliament.. proceeded to enact legislation undermining the
democratic basis on which it exercises the sovereign power of the
people, there is nothing in the notion of Parliament’s omnipotence
which would preclude judicial resistance..”</span></div>
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gregfullmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982702114112392523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123283730365988581.post-55925849698996849992015-12-12T22:05:00.004-08:002015-12-17T14:29:49.960-08:00Resources for TPPA No Mandate campaign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCHPZBS_jemv857Ls8JVN91aS9Z0bz-JqRc3SEmyGmO75buWSwqWn_BY99e1hJ7QekbUs-F0toLc0L1LikgKbCoXH-G1xFxUGg2ZI-r_-gWZaxUgKBvUm1B1qUDxyn6gLUEggQcPgyH4/s1600/Poster+RED+sml.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCHPZBS_jemv857Ls8JVN91aS9Z0bz-JqRc3SEmyGmO75buWSwqWn_BY99e1hJ7QekbUs-F0toLc0L1LikgKbCoXH-G1xFxUGg2ZI-r_-gWZaxUgKBvUm1B1qUDxyn6gLUEggQcPgyH4/s400/Poster+RED+sml.JPG" width="282" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>e've</span> launched a petition calling the Governor
General to Command the government to put the question of proceeding
with the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to a binding
referendum.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have produced a number of resources to support the No Mandate - Do Not Sign TPPA campaign. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The petition available here:</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/download/1643735472546615/Petition%20of%20the%20People%20of%20Aotearoa%20-%20Copy.pdf"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.facebook.com/download/1643735472546615/Petition%20of%20the%20People%20of%20Aotearoa%20-%20Copy.pdf</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please note the instructions and material on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ge 2 of the petition. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a paper petition <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and we request you download and print both page 1 and 2, double sided on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the one sheet of A<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 paper.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> S</span>et your printer to 'lands<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ca<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pe' before printing, and for manual dou<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ble sided printing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> select 'flip on short edge.'</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Return by mail <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all petitions to the PO box on the reverse.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The media release from Friday 11th December:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/download/492580377580960/GG_petition_TPPA_media_release_11_%20Dec.pdf">https://www.facebook.com/download/492580377580960/GG_petition_TPPA_media_release_11_%20Dec.pdf</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also have created posters which in dramatic style highlight the date of Thursday 4th February, which is proposed by Prime Minister Key as the date of Signing. The image above is a jpeg of the coloured poster - hope you like it. The People Powered Taiaha is a nice touch - cheers to Antony for the design. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a link to a pdf of the coloured poster 'No Mandate - Do Not Sign'</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/download/1696841553865239/Poster%20RED.pdf"><span style="font-size: large;">https://www.facebook.com/download/1696841553865239/Poster%20RED.pdf</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a link to a pdf of the black and white version of the same poster.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/download/472075326312801/Poster%20BW.pdf">https://www.facebook.com/download/472075326312801/Poster%20BW.pdf</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a link to the 'TPPLegal' website hosted by Professor Jane Kelsey where the expert papers of the TPP text will be uploaded as they come available.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/">https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Link to the expert papers series page.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/nzlf-expert-paper-series/">https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/nzlf-expert-paper-series/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Link to It's Our Future website.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://itsourfuture.org.nz/">http://itsourfuture.org.nz/</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the actual TPP text hosted on the It's Our Future website.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://itsourfuture.org.nz/tppa-text/">http://itsourfuture.org.nz/tppa-text/</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">And whilst at it here's greg's 'tpp roadie' page on facebook.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1540853769486304/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1540853769486304/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope all this helps and in particular helps you arrive at the conclusion that 'the TPP needs to be stopped!'</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span>gregfullmoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12982702114112392523noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123283730365988581.post-84280127898871533432015-12-12T21:11:00.000-08:002015-12-17T14:32:49.108-08:00No Mandate Do Not Sign TPPA Petition to Governor General<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>TPPA
Free and Action </b><b>groups petition the Governor General –
“Save our Democracy”</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TPP
Free Wellington <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on Friday 11th December</span> launched a petition calling the Governor
General to Command the government to put the question of proceeding
with the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) to a binding
referendum.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The petition is available as a downloadable pdf from this link on greg's tpp roadie page:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/download/1643735472546615/Petition%20of%20the%20People%20of%20Aotearoa%20-%20Copy.pdf">https://www.facebook.com/download/1643735472546615/Petition%20of%20the%20People%20of%20Aotearoa%20-%20Copy.pdf</a> </span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please note the instructions and material on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ge 2 of the petition. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is a paper petition <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and we request you download and print both page 1 and 2 double sided on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the one sheet of A<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4 paper. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;">S</span>et your printer to 'lands<span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;">ca<span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;">pe' before printing, and for manual dou<span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;">ble sided printing<span style="font-family: "arial","helvetica",sans-serif;"> select 'flip on short edge.'</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Return by mail <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all petitions to the PO box on the reverse.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's the expla<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nation<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of why <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">we take this approach.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
Governor General is the appointed <i><b>Guardian</b></i>
of our representative democracy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
petition asserts that the Government has <i><b>no</b></i>
democratic mandate for TPPA. The Government kept the text <i><b>secret</b></i>
from voters at the last election.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote1sym" name="sdfootnote1anc"><sup>1</sup></a>
Without information, we have <i><b>not</b></i>
mandated our elected representatives.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote2sym" name="sdfootnote2anc"><sup>2</sup></a></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Treaty
negotiations Minister Tim Groser in July 2012 stated: "trade
agreements involve concessions over the sovereign rights of
countries"<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote3sym" name="sdfootnote3anc"><sup>3</sup></a></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
enormous and unprecedented <i><b>scale
</b></i>of TPPA
requires a <i><b>democratic</b></i>
mandate.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote4sym" name="sdfootnote4anc"><sup>4</sup></a></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Once
in force, withdrawal might be <i><b>impossible</b></i>
in <i><b>practice</b></i>,
so the deal could <i><b>not</b></i>
be undone.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote5sym" name="sdfootnote5anc"><sup>5</sup></a></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
petition states as follows:</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We,
the UNDERSIGNED citizens and residents of Aotearoa New Zealand,
PETITION Your Excellency:</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.
to COMMAND the Government to put the question of proceeding with, or
withdrawal from TPPA to a BINDING REFERENDUM; and</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2.
to PROHIBIT the Government from signing any final agreement, or
taking any binding treaty action UNLESS the People vote in favour;
and</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3.
to REFUSE Assent to any enabling legislation UNLESS the People vote
in favour.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our
petition requires that the Governor General use his Reserve Powers<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote6sym" name="sdfootnote6anc"><sup>6</sup></a>
to protect the democracy.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
petition w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span></span> launched from the grounds of Parliament House at
1:<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span>0pm Friday 11<sup>th</sup>
December. The
organisers will present
the Governor with early returns of the petition in January. We will
continue gathering signatures leading up to the Government’s
intended TPPA signing in early February.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Democracy
is not something the People can afford just to leave to politicians.
We must be prepared to invoke the constitutional safeguards we have
to protect it from them and their agendas.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Our
object is to improve the democratic processes whereby key decisions
are made about our future. It's our Constitution and we aim to use it
to protect our interests and rights.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thursday the day before we launched,</span> the World celebrated Human Rights Day, which is observed every year
on 10 December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948, the United
Nations General Assembly adopted the <span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/index.html">Universal
Declaration of Human Rights</a></u></span>
which with the is the foundation stone of humane international law.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This
year's Human Rights Day is devoted to the launch of a year-long
campaign for the <b>50</b><b><sup>th</sup></b><b>
anniversary of the two International Covenants on Human Rights</b>:
the <span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.aspx">International
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights</a></u></span>
and the <span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CCPR.aspx">International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights</a></u></span>,
which were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 16
December 1966.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
two Covenants, together with the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, form the International Bill of Human Rights, setting out the
civil, political, cultural, economic, and social rights that are the
birth right of all human beings.<a class="sdfootnoteanc" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote7sym" name="sdfootnote7anc"><sup>7</sup></a></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This
petition directly to the Governor General <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is part of a concerted and growing movement for people and planet and</span> against TPPA<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he Governor is bound as a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n responsib<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le and ethical actor. He is placed in a role of protecto<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r of our democratic state<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I</span>n our view based in ethics and law he<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">;</span></span> </span></span>'must
acknowledge Article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights when considering <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">our petition</span>.'</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Article 1 provides “All
peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that right
they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their
economic, social and cultural development.”</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">New Zealand is a party
to the Covenant, and also to its First Optional Protocol, which
provides an avenue for complaint to the UN when there has been a
breach of Article 1, and all “domestic remedies” have been
“exhausted”.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There
is no mandate for TPPA! </span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="line-height: 0.6cm; margin-bottom: 0.4cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ends.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote1anc" name="sdfootnote1sym">1</a>
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/legal-challenge-to-secrecy/">https://tpplegal.wordpress.com/legal-challenge-to-secrecy/</a></u></span>
A legal challenge has been launched to challenge the refusal of New
Zealand’s Trade Minister Tim Groser to release a range of
documents on the TPPA requested by Professor Jane Kelsey under the
Official Information Act.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote2anc" name="sdfootnote2sym">2</a>
It is necessary that the populace are provided with the facts prior
to consent being attained in democratic practice. This is imperative
in our form of representative democracy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote3anc" name="sdfootnote3sym">3</a>
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10817978">http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10817978</a></u></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote4anc" name="sdfootnote4sym">4</a>
The people of New Zealand and the World opposed the earlier
Multi-lateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). TPPA contains the MAI
content and more, providing institutional corporate rights superior
to environmental and human rights. Yesterday 10<sup>th</sup> Dec
2015 is the UN's Human Rights Day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote5anc" name="sdfootnote5sym">5</a>
In effect the people of Aotearoa New Zealand are being told that
their agent the government is entering a contract and the people
have no say over the content, or whether it is entered. In all
contracts the advice is 'buyer beware'.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote6anc" name="sdfootnote6sym">6</a>
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="https://gg.govt.nz/role/powers.htm">https://gg.govt.nz/role/powers.htm</a></u></span>
'.. reserve powers are to dismiss a Prime Minister, to force a
dissolution of Parliament and call new elections, to refuse a Prime
Minister's request for an election, and to refuse assent to
legislation. These powers to act without or even against ministerial
advice are reserved for the most extreme situations and with the
exception of the appointment of a Prime Minister following an
election, no New Zealand Governor-General has ever needed to use
them.' We live in interesting times. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a class="sdfootnotesym" href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4123283730365988581#sdfootnote7anc" name="sdfootnote7sym">7</a>
<span style="color: navy;"><u><a href="http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/">http://www.un.org/en/events/humanrightsday/</a></u></span></span></span>
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