The unsavoury heritage of this law gives good reason to repeal it, but the even stronger argument is the proud heritage of the 1688 Bill of Rights. It specifically protects the freedoms of MPs in this Parliament to speak their mind without the threat of dismissal. The fact that Labour's Attorney-General accepts in his New Zealand Bill of Rights Act report that this law has a chilling effect on MPs' expression of views reinforces the harm from this law. The significance of the Bill of Rights is recognised in the opening ceremony of every Parliament, when this mandate for free speech is renewed. Winston's law needs repealing for us to reassert the importance of free speech in this Parliament. 