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NZ MPs Outlaw Satire of Parliament

Posted by kdawson on from the head-and-shoulders-only dept.

mernil writes "New Zealand's Parliament has voted itself far-reaching powers to control satire and ridicule of MPs in Parliament, attracting a storm of media and academic criticism. The new standing orders, voted in last month, concern the use of images of Parliamentary debates, and make it a contempt of Parliament for broadcasters or anyone else to use footage of the chamber for 'satire, ridicule or denigration.' The new rules are actually more liberal than the previous ones, but the threat of felony contempt is new."

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  1. Re:not really surprising by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Australian government takes itself far too serious

    I won't disagree with you on that, but what does this have to do with Australia?

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  2. Re:not really surprising by MichaelSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    New Zealand is not apart of Australia

    With the addition of a 0x20 character you could have been exactly right.

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  3. Re:not really surprising by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not surprising that he doesn't know the difference between NZ and AUS, considering that he's Norwegian. Or Belgian. Same diff. (I did a whois on zakata.com.)

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  4. MOD Parent DOWN by Don_dumb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Its NEW ZEALAND not Australia you moron. Look at a fucking map.

    Sorry, I have a headache.

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    1. Re:MOD Parent DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
      Its NEW ZEALAND not Australia you moron. Look at a fucking map.


      Ok smartass. I've looked at the map, where is this "New Zealand" you're talking about?
      http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum b/a/a5/Map_of_USA_with_state_names.svg/959px-Map_o f_USA_with_state_names.svg.png

  5. Re:Huh? by don.g · · Score: 4, Funny

    You are suggesting that Parliament may not in fact always be a place of balanced, courteous discussion and a decision-making process that involves all stakeholders in an attempt to achieve an equitable solution agreeable to all?

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  6. Pretty big difference, actually... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Helen Clark has balls; John Howard doesn't.

  7. Self-satire? by benhocking · · Score: 2, Funny

    Has no one considered the possibility that Parliament themselves are merely engaging in self-satire? That's the only way I can make sense of this...

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