Show threadjackhutton πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJun 25, 2024

TD Ameritrade Chairman J. Joe Ricketts (worth about $41. Billion) , former casino mogul Steve Wynn(worth about $3.4 billion) and Los Angeles real estate magnate Geoffrey Palmer (worth about $3.1 billion) also gave more than $800,000 to Trump 47

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StrypeyFeb 26, 2024

"As one famous Australian constitutional lawyer said, and it remains the case even under MMP... NZ is an Executive paradise. The sovereignty of Parliament in NZ - which means Parliament can pass any law it likes - is actually the sovereignty of the Executive, not of the Parliament. And that is why so many Opposition MPs have such a frustrating life, because they have very little influence over anything."

Sir #GeoffreyPalmer, 2017

https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-9th-floor/story/201839427/the-reformer-geoffrey-palmer

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The Reformer - Geoffrey Palmer: Prime Minister 1989-90

In The 9th Floor, a landmark new series for RNZ, Guyon Espiner talks to five former NZ Prime Ministers, starting with reforming lawmaker Sir Geoffrey Palmer, who became our 33rd PM in 1989.

RNZ