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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Paula Archbald signed 2024-03-26 03:33:30 +1300
Philip Vermaak signed 2024-03-26 03:29:33 +1300
Carol Lewis signed 2024-03-26 03:26:48 +1300
Linda Sargent signed 2024-03-26 03:11:25 +1300
Martin Cooney signed 2024-03-26 02:32:03 +1300

Well done Minister!
George Lavich signed 2024-03-26 02:03:28 +1300

Thank you so much.
Lorraine Upham signed 2024-03-26 01:45:50 +1300
Amanda Were signed 2024-03-26 01:38:51 +1300

Praise God for this hate speech law being overturned. It was just another way of control, and I pray those who so readily pushed for it ignoring our fundamental rights as human beings learn a valuable lesson. This is NZ and we love our freedom! Now put the name of Jesus back in parliament!
Christine Homewood signed 2024-03-26 01:03:51 +1300
Nick Klinkenberg signed 2024-03-25 23:56:17 +1300
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David Anderson signed 2024-03-25 23:31:14 +1300

The first of many steps required back to our democracy of old/good times!!
Gail Buchanan signed 2024-03-25 23:16:19 +1300
Nikki Jennings signed 2024-03-25 23:14:10 +1300
Vivienne Smith signed 2024-03-25 23:09:27 +1300

Forty years I voted Labour. Never again.
Joji Braid signed 2024-03-25 23:07:25 +1300
Tuan Anh Phan signed 2024-03-25 23:06:03 +1300
Paul Ataya signed 2024-03-25 23:02:38 +1300
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Steve Ignatov signed 2024-03-25 22:55:16 +1300
Catherine Gillies signed 2024-03-25 22:43:12 +1300

I’m delighted this government has had the common sense to stop this vile over reach, summed up by the ambiguous and sinister “you’ll know it when you see it” comment.
David Salmon signed 2024-03-25 22:23:59 +1300
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