Why Vote of no Confidence Protest ?

 

In  2011,  1500 city centres worldwide were occupied for months, including Aotea Square Auckland and Wellington over huge wealth inequality.

In 2013 a petition was organised against the National government about welfare cuts and illegal GCSB spying that received little response . The comments were about the rich getting richer .  Read  here . But it received enough response to start a political party with the same idea.

We all know there is something really wrong with our Government with its corruption and non transparency and the economic system it runs. The wealth inequality and ensuing poverty, homelessness, crime, depression,  debt  with the housing and economic crisis still with us. Regulation and spying has increased losing more freedoms, all compounded by covid19. Nothing has changed under Labour Party government. In fact the covid-19 pandemic increased it significantly while the working poor suffered. 

Is it surprising when parliament is so corrupt ; MPs fight ,argue and name call like little children in debating chamber instead of addressing issues while  120 MPs own 248 houses , read here , those MPs benefit from the housing crisis and have no incentive to fix it . The worse culprit is National Party MPS , read here. 

In 2014 , 729,560 people or  23.2% of those registered to vote did not vote in the NZ National elections. 

 

This webpage and party was initially set up for the purpose of giving those registered but did not vote  in 2014 , a chance to make a protest vote in the future - in the spirit the McGillicuddy Serious Party once enabled . This is so it can be recorded that you specifically haven't voted  because you are disillusioned with the parliamentary process, that there is little difference between any of the current political parties in choice of coke or pepsi  (Labour v National or whichever other party) in NZ or that there is no real democracy because government does not act for the voter or do the right thing because it always puts business and profit before people. You no longer believe and recognise that the Parliament is capable or able to, or even willing to solve all the economic problems in our capitalist, free market government moderated economy or telling the truth about the problems itself.

 

Since this was first written there have been 2 elections and  while the % of those not voting has decreased in the last 2 elections putting Labour in Government . In 2017  20.99% and 2020  18.46%  didn’t vote. Yet the 25- 39 year olds , the modern generation, still remain the most dissatisfied with the system,  with over twice the amount not voting as over 60 year olds who most likely vote for security and safety just about or having retired and relying on the pension.

Perhaps these people decided the stakes were high enough to require voting. Regardless there must also be many disillusioned people who pick the lesser evil government  , choosing coke over pepsi but still want a better alternative.

 
Those who say "if you don't vote you are not entitled to a say" are wrong. If there is no party worth voting for then you have a right not to vote and not consent  to government you do not like making decisions for you. Fortunately we are not coerced into voting, unlike Australia.

But there are several problems with not voting, by not voting you are:

1) Allowing manipulation by politicians and the media , who say they cannot differentiate between those who don't vote as protest  or those who believe their party would either win or not get elected and one vote wont change that or those simply just lazy and cant be bothered .

You don’t hear people especially in politics and the news saying “why aren't they voting” all you hear is “democracy would work better if we convince them to vote”. I know , its hard to believe they are that stupid , the alternative is they are trying to manipulate you for their own ends.

2) In theory the government has only the rights you give it , through your voting. Or else it would merely dispense with voting and become totalitarian. A government is in the minority and the voters make the majority. If voters or the public wanted to break all the rules together and ignore government they could as government doesn’t actually have the power to stop them should they decide to act together . The problem is who will make the first move ? A protest party is a good way

3) While government states in their May 2012 parliamentary /brief on legislation  “The law is the framework within which citizens consent to be governed, having elected their law-makers”, therefore you have agreed with its said “laws” (legislation) by voting for MPs and political parties . And therefore by inference by not voting you have not agreed to its said “laws” (legislation). But that’s not how government acts in practical terms. For it claims rights and authority it is not entitled too, especially easy to do  if it has miss-educated and manipulated you.

 By accepting that you are the same entity as the birth certificate (legal person/ fiction) and enrolling to vote even if you don't vote, makes you a party by contract to the government and bound by all its rules. Just like joining a sports club. Thereby accepting the government chosen just as if you had voted and chosen a party that got 1% and therefore no say, even though you didn’t vote. Acquiescence is agreement by silence,  a term of law in contracts.

 

 4) Most importantly

You allow others to choose your government and how it runs NZ , because the Government is chosen without you. And the government writes legislation (said laws) that say what rules you need follow , employment rules, OSH  , road rules , covid19 rules etc  – some you cant get out of even if praticing common law . Apart from rules government  directs the economy and social cohesion of society , ie interferes in your life at work and play even if you have not voted and given your consent for it to write legislation. Apart from writing legislation , government sets tax rate ,  ecology protection, budgets on ecology, roads , health , teaching etc , minimum wage,  interest rates (thru reserve bank) , reinforces/expands or reduces neo-liberalism , monetary versus other policy's etc Principally a lot of things that effect you even if you think you are escaping government interference by practicing common law or being an anarchist

 

Who is VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE PROTEST [VONCP] for ?

While VONCP was set up for non voters it equally applies to those teetering or vascillating between the main tweedle dumb and tweedle dee parties and to those thinking of voting for minor parties .  

There are many minor parties,  that are neither wanting to change anything like the TOP party , take us backwards like New Conservatives or are single issue parties around environment, conspiracys,  covid19 , religion or freedom which are bascially protest parties. While they have real concerns, those party votes will be spread out between these differing and disparate minor parties and ideas and be wasted .  Not so with VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE PROTEST which is genuine protest.

Those parties listed here.

Purpose

By creating a VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE PROTEST party and putting a protest option on the ballot box , if the vote numbers are high enough it may prevent a coalition government forming  because if a large % of those previously not voting voted , the 2 main parties would need a larger % to form a government , which they may fail at doing.

This would get every political players attention and start some serious discussion about what is actually wrong in society with depression/suicide,  crime, poverty , inequality, economy etc and its causes, that even the establishment corporate media could not avoid. We may get some truth out there .

 The Politics for Dummies is written to give you some background facts you may not know or know but not fully when voting or not voting. If  VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE PROTEST  had one single aim it would be to bring that information with-held from you more into mainstream through education system and the media and political discussion .

To create a party to stand in an election needs 500 members so if you agree or just want to give it a go and see how it turns out message me and i will add you in to the closed Facebook members loop.

The motto of this party is:
"vote for me i will do absolutely nothing"

Which means on the of chance of reaching 5% threshold and getting some list MPs,  this party promises not to engage in the parliamentary process.

 This is not a vote of a particular political party or MP in government it is a vote against government itself in its current form and system it runs .

Kia kaha

 malcolm daniel