Upon This My 666th Blogpost Herein, How Very Appropriate That It Coincided With the Speaker of the Parliament of Aotearoa-New Zealand's Apparent Assumption of Papal Powers...

As he himself disclosed to a no longer aghast House of Parliament today, in response to some pithy repartee from the ever quick on his feet, off the mark and on point Act leader David Seymour, that

- no, I just have to quote Speaker Mallard word-for-word -

"The member [i.e. David Seymour] knows my rights in here [Parliament's Chamber] are pretty much absolute."

Nuff Said. Yes, Mallard's assumption of papal prerogatives, privileges and powers is now well-nigh absolute!