Somebody Save Us From The Shooters Party (Please)

The deadlock in the Legislative Council remains as The Shooters Party are playing hard-ball politics: support our demands for firearms amendments or no support for any Labor bills. It appears akin to holding someone for ransom. Labor only has one of its own ministers to blame for ending up in these political cul-de-sac. They let Mr Hatzistergos broker a deal with The Greens to pass a merger bill in June 2009 and in return The Greens forced Labor to withdraw support for the Shooters bill on National Parks. That deal tipped the scales over for The Shooters Party so they withdrew all support last June.

If Labor loathes the situation it is in it needs to come down like a ton of bricks on Hatzistergos' head. Was that extreme lobbying over a merger really essential? What political gain was there to be had from the merger? Now the whole state grinds to a halt because Labor is lacking enough numbers to pass its Bills. Stalemate, stagnation, and stupidity! Time to close the game down. Call an election so the people can get rid of dead-wood parties and to spare NSW from the embalming odor of a Labor Party that lost its usefulness years ago.