This is the real reason David Seymour needs to reinterpret the Treaty of Waitangi

And it's got nothing to do with equality

This is republished from an earlier write up

David Seymour is part of the ACT Party. He's backed by people like Alan Gibbs, and Koch money. He grew up as a right wing lobbyist - tick tick tick. All cool and fine - we know.

What's also been clear is a fervent need of his to get the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi to referendum. Despite our own Govt saying it violates the principles. And he has started the populist attack, attacking judges and those in the know.

His people are successful with referendums and getting their politicians in - Brexit, The Voice Australia, Liz Truss, Trump. They have great tools - IEA in the UK, Taxpayers Union and NZ Initiative in NZ etc. and a heck of a lot of money.

It's important for him to get his part of the bargain done - he has the position now, the skills, the power and the resources of Taxpayers Union, Free Speech Union, ACT and govt resources under him to help him sell it directly to the people (populist approach)

Now today there was news that the …