from Jim O’Toole
The Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk has joined up with the thought police demanding Katters Australian Party state MP’s denounce the now famous immigration speech of Senator Fraser Anning.
In an overt threat to leader Robbie Katter’s political liberty, she has demanded he disown Anning’s call for a national referendum on immigration or she will remove his staff.
This blackmail has been rejected by legal opinion as unlawful and a direct threat to deny free speech to a member of parliament.
,Robbie Katter has vowed his party will not bow to threats from the Queensland Labor Government and LNP to remove resources because they were ‘offended’ by comments made by KAP Senator Fraser Anning.
“Labor and LNP threats to remove KAP resources because of Fraser Anning’s comments are a fundamental attack on freedom of speech and diversity of representation in the Parliament,’’ he said.
“It is frightening to think that the major parties feel it is appropriate to threaten other MPs with punishment because they express an alternate view.
“From the LNP’s response to Senator Anning’s speech, it is now clear they have fallen in-line behind the politically correct Labor left.
“LNP member for Warrego, Ann Leahy, asked the Government to reduce KAP resources and the LNP endorsed Labor’s position on immigration when they supported a Labor motion in Parliament last Thursday.’’
Mr Katter has welcomed any review of the State KAP Members and staff performance so long as the LNP Opposition are subject to the same scrutiny.
“The facts are the KAP has three elected members in Parliament and we have introduced three private members Bills in this term, the LNP have 39 MPs and they haven’t introduced a single Bill,’’ he said.
“The KAP is the third largest party in the Queensland parliament but most people think we are the opposition.
“If Labor and the LNP want to try and threaten and intimidate us, I say bring it on.
“Queenslanders will not tolerate the blatant hypocrisy of Labor and the LNP working together to try and curb free speech and shut down debate on immigration”.
Meanwhile Katter warned the Premier and the Liberal MP Anne Leahy, they are skating on thin legal ice and he has retaliated by seeking legal advice on a prosecution under Section 83.4 of the Criminal Code Act 1995.
Katter’s next move could see the Premier arrested and charged under 83.4, Interference with Political Rights and Duties, (1) (a) (b) (c) (d) which would prevent her from sitting in Parliament until the matter is dealt with in court.
If convicted the penalty is up to three years imprisonment.
Such a move would throw the ALP into disarray leaving the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, the daughter of Lebanese immigrants, to take over as leader.
Queensland will rue the day should ‘mad Trad’ a rabid, self-confessed greenie lead the State.
It is with regret that I feel I have to send this. I feel really really let down by your party now Mr Katter. You have bowed to the PC and fired Mr Anning from your party. I thought you had Australia foremost but you have kowtowed to political pressure over Anning’s brilliant speech. You sir, have put the boot into free speech and I feel really disappointed that you have not stood and defended what you have purported to support. I was considering voting for your party for the first time, but this has soured that, as you now appear to me to be no better than any of the other major parties.
keep up the pressure Robbie and I thank you for your commitment to expose all this treasonous actions by the ALP the greens and all the rest of them as far as I am concerned they should be labelled as traitors and treated as such under a military tribunal we need these scum bags out of our parliament and we the people demand it.
Trad and what’s her name need to be brought to account.There is freedom of speech in Parliament still and good on Anning for saying what he said, also thanks to Bob Katter for standing by him…it shows good leadership..We have to stand up to these bullies.”Give them an inch and they will take a mile.” We need more people like Anning and Katter in our Parliament.Rob, please do not let these excuses for parliamentarians win this one.
Well this is going way way way too far. Anning has every right to say what the hell he likes in parliament and if other don’t like it then tough. He speaks for a lot of Australians and I am so sick of people saying thinking that they have the right to try to denounce his speech. We really are going the same stupid way of a lot of the numbskull european leaders. Yes, bring on the referendum, and while you are about it how about a referendum on stopping all this halal bullsh*t certification!
INTIMIDATION AND BLACKMAIL ARE THE LOWEST VILE ACTS FROM ANYONE ESPECIALLY A QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT AND THE PREMIER HAS TO REALISE THAT SENATOR ANNING SPOKE HIS FEELINGS AS PAULINE HANSON HAS HAD HER STUNT IN THE SENATE WE ARE A FREE AUSTRALIA AND GOVERN AS SUCH..AND AS AUSTRALIANS WE DETEST THE LABELLING OF “HALAL” ON THE PRODUCTS WE BUY TO WHICH A PORTION OF THE COST FOR “HALAL” IS PAID BY THE CONSUMER AUSTRALIANS WILL NOT HAVE “SHARIA LAW” IN OUR COUNTRY…IT IS A ISLAMATIC LAW NOT OUR LAW…THE NO-GO ZONES MUST BE ABOLISHED IN LAKEMBA AND OTHER AREAS OF AUSTRALIA…THERE WILL NOT BE ANY PARCHMENT OF AUSTRALIAN LAND PROCLAIMED FOR MUSLIMS..THE FOOLS IN OUR GOVERNMENT MUST BE NAMED AND SHAMED FOR ATTEMPTING TO “SELL OUT’ OUR COUNTRY ..AUSTRALIA…
OUR DIGGERS WOULD TURN OVER IN THEIR GRAVES FOR SUCH BLASPHEMY….