I think we need an urgent upgrade of our universal suffrage with a focus on Tino rangatiratanga to save NZ democracy. Allowing all prisoners to vote: Prisoners are the weakest members of our society because the State controls every element of their life while in prison. The constant drive by voters for crueller and harsher sentences needs a counter weight in the ability for Prisoners to vote. One might argue that for real Universal Suffrage Tino rangatiratanga we would limit voting to rights to only citizens and permanent residents. TDB Recommends NewzEngine.comDonation limited to voters not corporations: Limiting donations, expanding state funding and only allowing citizens and permanent residents to donate rather than allowing Unions and corporations to donate is righteous.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 18, 2023 08:33 UTC