ACT candidate resigns

[C_T_Russell]

After comparing covid vaccine mandates to 'concentration camps.'
The ignorance is astounding.

https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-nat...centration



"An Act Party candidate has resigned after her historical comments comparing Covid-19 vaccine mandates to Nazi concentration camps came to light.
Another candidate has apologised and renounced online comments which suggested drownings were connected to the effect of the vaccine, but he has been kept on as a candidate.
Act leader David Seymour said the partyÔÇÖs Rangitata candidate Elaine Naidu Franz, 29th on the list, had offered to stand down after┬á1News┬ábrought her previous comments to SeymourÔÇÖs attention today.
Seymour said he accepted her offer on the spot.


The party leader was still confident in ActÔÇÖs candidate vetting process. He said it was impossible to check a candidateÔÇÖs entire online history and noted how it was likely old online comments resurfacing would be a growing problem for New Zealand politics.
ÔÇ£At some point as a society, we have to deal with that,ÔÇØ he said.
Seymour said some people who had applied to be candidates were rejected due to historical comments theyÔÇÖd made. He couldnÔÇÖt say whether those comments had been primarily Covid-related."

Disappointed with Seymour here, he should have stood by that candidate, her comments were 100% on the mark, those who were unvaxxed felt just like Jews having to wear the star of David.
Lots of Jews could see the comparison.