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Ryan Bridge: The Treaty Principles Bill is dead in the water
David Seymour, you might have seen him on the news last night or in the Herald yesterday, basically calling Christopher Luxon and the government undemocratic for refusing to support this Treaty Principles Bill passed the first reading when it gets to select committee.
This is what he said on the news last night.
"Well, I think it is disrespectful and anti-democratic to tell people that no matter what they think, you're not open to changing your mind."
Is this the issue you want to die in a ditch over?
Let's face it, the Treaty Principles Bill is dead in the water anyway.
A couple of reasons…
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