Thank you Goldy

Thank You Goldy - Hate Speech Laws Dropped!

New Zealand Minister of Justice Paul Goldsmith has instructed the Law Commission to stop all work on hate speech laws. These reforms were a fool's errand from the start, and this is a decision worth celebrating. Sign our public letter now.

Dear Minister,

Since June 2021, tens of thousands of Kiwis have insisted that the proposed hate speech laws were dropped.

Hate speech laws are subjective and dangerous. Censorship pushes ideas underground to fester, and it's far safer to have them in broad daylight for debate and reason to take hold. Everyone has their own definition of what 'hate speech' means; the proposed law would have been a disaster for all Kiwis.

We spoke. You listened. Thank you.

Thank you for upholding free speech in New Zealand.

Thank you for respecting democracy.

Thank you for leaving room for healthy discussion, debate, and reason.

New Zealand will be better for it.

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Ross Miller signed 2024-03-26 19:54:21 +1300

Thank you and thanks to the Coalition government for getting NZ back on track.
Mark Burgher signed 2024-03-26 19:48:21 +1300

Thanks
Bruce Turner signed 2024-03-26 19:34:47 +1300
Mardi Muirson signed 2024-03-26 19:31:54 +1300

What a relief!
Carolyn Kemp signed 2024-03-26 18:59:39 +1300
Simeon Dwyer signed 2024-03-26 18:44:12 +1300
Shellz VonStorme signed 2024-03-26 18:33:32 +1300
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Gail Scown signed 2024-03-26 16:27:11 +1300
Mark Eagle signed 2024-03-26 15:53:20 +1300

Great news thank you knocking this rubbish on its head
Carol, W8ckham signed 2024-03-26 15:12:47 +1300

Grateful Thanks A degree of credibility has been restored !
Susan Crockett signed 2024-03-26 14:27:37 +1300
Kayne Stempher signed 2024-03-26 14:07:40 +1300
Paul Freeman signed 2024-03-26 13:43:31 +1300
Emmanuel Nair signed 2024-03-26 13:23:27 +1300
Nico van der Merwe signed 2024-03-26 12:40:27 +1300

Thank you
James Olsen signed 2024-03-26 12:26:07 +1300
Alastair Chalmers signed 2024-03-26 11:25:07 +1300
Gwyneth Bedford signed 2024-03-26 11:09:39 +1300
Mike Roberts signed 2024-03-26 11:08:27 +1300

Thank you for listening.
Cheryl Caetano signed 2024-03-26 10:58:09 +1300
Daniel Friar signed 2024-03-26 10:56:37 +1300

Brilliant. Common sense & justice return to the halls of power. Keep up the good work, go after all the racist laws next.
Adam Stevens signed 2024-03-26 10:54:04 +1300
Peter Jefferies signed 2024-03-26 10:42:29 +1300
Delphine Bertelsen signed 2024-03-26 10:38:44 +1300