Reference :- We need a federal integrity commission very urgently indeed ... but will we ever get one ?
Dear Mr Morrison , sir ,
It sure is annoying the way that stupid federal integrity thing ( ICAC ) has suddenly reared it's ugly head again . It is now over three years since you first received a letter from 34 former judges explaining that a federal integrity commission is urgently needed , Naturally you asked the Attorney General , young Christian Porter , to look into that . This was a wise choice , since he had already stated publicly that he thought an integrity commission ( ICAC ) was not required . Sadly he is now disgraced , and has jumped ship while steadfastly refusing to disclose who gave him a million quid to cover his legal fees in that defamation case he lost .
Meanwhile , Covid has been a convenient excuse to not proceed with any actual integrity legislation , and besides , time has been taken up pushing through other essential legislation . You know , like those laws to limit freedom of speech and so on .
With young Christian Porter's career down the chute , Ms Michaelia Cash has landed the Attorney General job ..... just in time to review the 333 submissions by Judges , the Law Council , and other concerned folk who claim your draft legislation is so impotent that it is worse than having no legislation at all .
Fortunately, after carefully reading those 333 submissions , Ms Cash found that not a single change was necessary . That certainly confirms your assertion that the three year delay was prudent , since it allowed time for you to consult with hundreds of your own experts . And furthermore , it proves that you got the legislation right with the first draft .
Mind you , I would hold back on the jokes in parliament about corruption at state level and how investigations by state anti-corruption bodies have landed plenty of crooked politicians in jail , or forced their resignation . ( Great merciful Odin ! Nine NSW state Liberals resigned in one fell swoop because of their corrupt dealings with real estate developers . Imagine that happening to Federal Cabinet ! )
When you shine a spotlight on state corruption , you might give the great unwashed the impression that there could also be corruption at a federal level . They might then vote for somebody who supports an integrity commission . Do tread carefully .
Your comrade , Ken .
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