NEW WESTERN ATLANTIC - RBC interviewed former associate justice Sozland, discussing his time in the High Court, unconstitutional legislation and real life politics.
Interviewer: The United States of the Greater Canadian Republic (USGCR) USGCR: A little while ago, you resigned from your position as a Justice in the high court. Why was this? Sozland: Well as I had stated in my leaving message, it was because I was rather busy with my personal life at the time. Then I had my school exams and such. Someone I knew had also decided to take their own life so I didn't want to delay the court in it's hearings, so I resigned. In a way I also gave the High Court a new justice as I had been in the High Court for 5 or so months. USGCR: I'm very sorry to hear that, and your decision is very understandable. Do you miss the Court? Sozland: Well, I would say there are some aspects of it I miss. Such as the fact that I am having a say in how the government is run and deciding what is lawful or not. But, other than that, not really. The reasoning behind this is because I found the court became repetitive. There were countless times that someone challenged L.R. 73. USGCR: Ah, an excellent link you've just provided me with! What's your opinion (other than repetitiveness) on the case being heard now, the constitutional challenge to LR 73? Sozland: Well I find that L.R. 73 has its pros and cons just as any other legislation. It certainly helps provide stability as people aren't swapping parties after being elected. But it also stops people from being able to change parties if they feel as if that party has changed from when they were elected and some might say it stops democracy. In my opinion however, I support the bill. I believe that when you're elected, the people vote for not just you, but your party as well, seeing as the majority of support comes from the people who are apart of the party the candidate is in. And when people vote for you, they're not voting for the party you join after being elected under a different party as well. USGCR: So you support the bill on principle, but cast your mind back to those countless rulings on the bill. Were you in the bills favour or against it, constitutionally-speaking? Sozland: I do believe at times I had my doubts in the bill. At times I had gotten so frustrated by the constant challenges in the bill. But to my knowledge I believe that I had always voted for the bill. I also think that the bill had always been constitutional, this may be bias however as I have never been a man of constitutions myself. They define countries but I believe that when they become so old they don't reflect on what defines the country anymore and that legislation should not be held hostage by a constitution. Of course they protect the freedoms of people but if a government were to strip people of their liberty then the people themselves would fight for it, not a document. In conclusion what I'm saying is that if legislation is passed then it should be constitutional USGCR: Suternia and I back in November would beg to differ with your conclusion. Moving on! Do you think you'll return to the politics of the region? Sozland: At the moment no, in the future, maybe. This year is my final year of school and I have to spend more time on that rather than this at the moment. USGCR: A wise decision. I asked The Thin White Duke a tough question - it would only be fair to ask you one too: when you were a justice, did the slowness of the court (namely two justices) ever irritate you? Sozland: Yes it did, as much as it did to everyone else. We would always get our rulings in less than 24 hours a majority of the time, but then we would have to wait days, possibly weeks, for two justices to simply say if they agree or disagree. USGCR: As I briefly mentioned earlier, last senate term, there was furore over what people considered unconstitutional legislation. None of these bills actually came before the court, but if they had, what do you think the court would have done? Sozland: And which bills were these? USGCR: For example, the party chairman CTE act, the Purge Bill, the election season military neutrality act too, I believe Sozland: Well I believe that I wouldn't be able to comment, it would be up to the situation to happen to get the result. USGCR: Alright, then, keep your secrets. USGCR: Since you are busy this year and given its relatively small role in government, if you were given the chance, would you join the Monarchy? Sozland: No, I find that the monarchy is only a role for UDR really. I find that expanding it beyond that is pointless USGCR: With regard to real life politics, how would you identify? Sozland: I would say centrism. While some might question that, I have found myself to be open to ideas from the left and right, and while a long time ago I may have portrayed myself as a 'communist' then a 'conservative'. I would most likely say I have centre politics as I have views that would make one question if I am a conservative and some that would make people question if I was a liberal. Now I'm not directly in the centre but I think we use indeitity politics far too much as it is intended to be. If you were to be slightly in the left, you're a liberal and if you're slightly in the right, a conservative. I find that wrong. Talking New Zealand political parties, I would actually support Labour and possibly the Greens at the moment. National has shaped itself in a party that I wouldn't want to be affiliated with(edited) USGCR: You've expressed interest in European politics. What do you think of the EU and the movements which seek to dismantle it? Sozland: I'm very much a pro-EU person. They have provided stability to the European Continent and funded the infrastructure to bring other countries in the Union up with the top players. One issue I do have with the EU is that it is rather bureaucratic, other than that I think it's a positive force for good. Most movements which seek to pull their country from the EU are just the by product of nationalism and xenophobia in a way, seeing as the EU was willing to give refuge to the refugees. The issue I have with that plan however was the countries did not have a plan to deal with the massive influx of refugees such as Germany and Sweden who didn't give them work which lead to crime as they had no money. But I don't think pulling your country from the EU is a good solution, as we've seen with Brexit. It's created chaos in the U.K. and now it looks like they might be leaving without a deal.(edited) USGCR: I can certainly agree with you on Brexit. Sozland, thank you very much for the interview Sozland: It's been a pleasure
5 Comments
UCP
25/1/2019 02:18:37 pm
Love it bud
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Lucenzia
25/1/2019 02:30:13 pm
Hah, what a libtard
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Sozland
26/1/2019 04:26:14 am
Says the one who's unemployed
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Ravennog
25/1/2019 04:02:23 pm
Well done!
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Algermaine
27/1/2019 05:58:18 pm
'Alright then, keep your secrets.'
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