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As a New Zealander I was very disappointed that we appeared to be cooperating with US legal requests with no consideration of whether those requests were reason
by fmstephe 13y ago
As a New Zealander I was very disappointed that we appeared to be cooperating with US legal requests with no consideration of whether those requests were reasonable or even legal. I feel a cautious pride to see that there is an effective pushback from our courts against what is an unjust extradition attempt.
- grecy 13y agoHear, hear. New Zealand has a strong history of standing up to the big bully, I sincerely hope it continues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zone#Recent_developments http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand%27s_nuclear-free_zo...
- aunty_helen 13y ago~Attempted inclusion of software patents at the request of MS + IBM ~3 Strikes law prototyped by US for their consumption ~Royal Dutch Shell's anti-sea protest law ~Skycity's law change (and block) for convention centre These have all been in the last National Governments term yet you insist on using an example from the 70's that shows how we stuck it to the man...
- fmstephe 13y agoI agree that we don't have anything close to a perfect record. And when dotcom was raided at gunpoint I really felt that this was it. Everything you wrote above was now just the new normal, and we were just a passive conduit of foreign and corporate interests. But this pushback seems quite real and give some reassurance that some part of the NZ legal system is working in a way that can make us feel (sometimes) proud.
- marssaxman 13y agoAs a US citizen who has long admired New Zealand from afar, I have similar feelings.