Urgency GCSB Changes a Mistake
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 3:33 pm
Press Release: Conservative Party
Urgency a Mistake
“Pushing through the proposed
changes to GCSB legislation under urgency is a mistake,”
says Conservative Party Leader Colin Craig. “It’s
preventing the opportunity for appropriate
debate.”
“So far as these proposed changes to
legislation are a clarification of existing arrangements,
there is no problem. However, any extension of power is
something that needs to be carefully looked
at.”
“Civil liberties and the protection of a
person’s privacy are essential, and must not be meddled
with lightly. These are freedoms we hold dear, they are
freedoms New Zealanders believe in, and have fought
for.”
“We rely on the government to protect
citizens’ privacy and rights. This must include protection
from the government itself. It’s worth remembering that
throughout history liberties are usually lost one small step
at a time, and it’s normally the government that takes
liberties away.”
“In an age when personal information
is more easily abused than ever, the privacy controls on all
parties, including government, need to be strengthened, not
weakened.”
“No law relating to security and personal
information should be rushed, and if there is any doubt, it
should always fall on the side of protecting the individual
citizen.”
ENDS
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