March 10, 2018 10:00am by David Farrar

Parliament can now accept electronic petitions

You can now set up an e-petition on the parliamentary website – a long overdue feature. Good to see it finally happen.

The subjects of the six petitions to date is, umm, interesting. They are:

That the House of Representatives conduct an inquiry, with submissions open to the public, on difficulties completing the 2018 census.
That the House of Representatives pass legislation making marijuana accessible to all Kiwis for medical and recreational use.
That the House of Representatives pass legislation establishing a “right to be forgotten” in a similar vein to that in action in the EU.
That the House of Representatives pass legislation to tax all religious institutions.
That the House of Representatives amend the law to decriminalise adult consensual incest for over 21s, cancel previous convictions, end existing sentences, and legalise consanguineous marriage.
That the House of Representatives repeal the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989, and pass new legislation to move the New Zealand Dollar to a gold standard with a 1:1 reserve ratio.

I’d support four of the six petitions.