“I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
― Robert A. Heinlein
Because compliance with rules and laws is no indicator of superior morality. It’s as often a sign of cowardice and apathy.

What else did Aucklanders expect?
‘Tens of thousands of Aucklanders are in for a huge shock when they open their latest rates bills in six weeks and discover they have increased by more than $1000.

…The nail-biting decision to endorse the 10-year, $60 billion budget averted a financial crisis which would have required stock exchanges in NZ, Singapore and Switzerland being informed, a likely downgrade of the council’s credit rating and the possibility of the Government replacing the council with commissioners..’

‘Supreme Court Upholds Tax Subsidies Under Obamacare
The outcome is the second major victory for Obama in politically charged Supreme Court tests of his most significant domestic achievement.
Chief Justice John Roberts again voted with his liberal colleagues in support of the law. Roberts also was the key vote to uphold the law in 2012. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a dissenter in 2012, was part of the majority on Thursday…’
Link
(Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the dissent. “Words no longer have meaning..”)
UPDATE:
‘Out-of-Control Act of Judicial Tyranny’

‘Anger as Govt shells out $11.4m on New York flat for NZ’s United Nations representative.’
and:
‘$330m for cycleways’

‘Under the banner of what is dishonestly called a gay pride or gay “rights” flag, hate, fascism, and intolerance has festered for years, specifically against Christians and conservatives.  Under the auspices of a “rights and equality” symbol, Leftists have been on a rampage to take way the rights of others through bullying, lies, and online terrorism.’        Link

‘Shock Poll: 51% of U.S. Muslims Want Sharia; 25% Okay with Violence Against Americans
According to the just-released survey of Muslims, a majority (51%) agreed that “Muslims in America should have the choice of being governed according to shariah.”  When that question was put to the broader U.S. population, the overwhelming majority held that shariah should not displace the U.S. Constitution (86% to 2%). …
Even more troubling, is the fact that nearly a quarter of the Muslims polled believed that, “It is legitimate to use violence to punish those who give offense to Islam by, for example, portraying the prophet Mohammed.”
…….Currently anywhere from 3 million to 7 million Muslims live in America’

 Leftist friends of jihadis….

 ‘A full-fledged cultural cleansing of the Southern states is underway as lawmakers debate whether to remove Confederate flags and rename schools and parks named after Confederate war heroes.
There are also discussions in Washington, D.C. about removing Confederate-related statues from the U.S. Capitol — including a statue of Jefferson Davis, the former president of the Confederacy…’

‘Amazon Takes Down Confederate Flag, Continues to Sell Communist Merchandise’
Assholes.