Author Topic: It's a sad (Read 356 times)

Pei · « **on:** March 08, 2005, 08:18:12 PM »

day when our only protection against abitrary use of co-ercive powers is the un-elected and archaic House of Lords:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/4327993.stm

Gunslinger · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2005, 08:20:38 PM »

Honestly I dont understand how your govt works....but sounds to me like it was a reasonable bill with portections in place but was shot down either way.....Care to comment with some more specifics?

Pei · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2005, 08:34:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
Honestly I dont understand how your govt works....but sounds to me like it was a reasonable bill with portections in place but was shot down either way.....Care to comment with some more specifics?

Basically any bill has to pass both Houses to become law (the Commons and the Lords), though if a bill fails in the Lords three times the Commons can use the
Parliament Act to force it through.

I don't see it as a reasnoable bill: what right has the Home Secretary to impose arbitrary restrictions on an individual based on his own recogniscance?

Airhead · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2005, 08:52:30 PM »

Pei, I don't understand the ways of South Pacific peoples either, but what did your Council of Elders say after they read the chicken bones?

And don't you have the right to challange your leader to a fight to the death should you wish to take over the tribe?

I don't know how your culture works, but you might wish to get legal advice- go see a witchdoctor.