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[labellementeuse]

Today, in a shock piece of real news on the front page, the Dominion Post ran a very short article in which they quoted Tariana Turia as saying that Pacific Islanders should be able to vote on the Maori electorate roll.

      [Labour MP Shane Jones] said the Maori roll was a constitutional right.
      Its future would be best settled by Maori voters; it was not "some kind
       [of] largesse for (Mrs Turia) to hand out as a political gimmick".

      Mrs Turia said Mr Jones should spend more time sticking up for Maori and
      less time attacking the party for cheap political points.

Multiple choice, kids: statements like this demonstrate

a) Mrs Turia is a brilliant, innovative and open politician
b) Mrs Turia is a little misguided and/or flaky
c) Mrs Turia is an idiot
d) Mrs Turia has lost the plot in a big way
e) Mrs Turia is actively racist and less interested in biculturalism and her party's people than she pretends
f) Peta Sharples needs to come home

Comments

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

Well, as long as they're willing to tick the "I am Maori" box on their election forms. Since there aren't any whakapapa police to hunt down fake Maori offenders...yes.

I'll admit this is not _technically_ the same as being allowed, but it adds up to the same thing.