Key Election battleground-The Humans right act
Discussion
One key election issue that some may not be ware of is the Human Rights act.
This is Eurpopean legislation that Labour incorporated into British Law in 2000. Mr Howard ahs promised to scrap this legislation if reelected.
The scope of the act is such that this is perhaps the biggest area of difference between the two parties.
The results of the act range from the recent Muslim schoolgirl case to the ease with which 'Travellers' can set up illegal encampments.
This is Eurpopean legislation that Labour incorporated into British Law in 2000. Mr Howard ahs promised to scrap this legislation if reelected.
The scope of the act is such that this is perhaps the biggest area of difference between the two parties.
The results of the act range from the recent Muslim schoolgirl case to the ease with which 'Travellers' can set up illegal encampments.
The whole area of human rights is so fundamentally important that all current legislation needs a complete re-think.
What we have now trivialises it to the point where it has become a joke and a tool of the chav compensation culture.
Scrap it and start over the emphasis on balancing rights against responsibilities - you can't choose to have one without the other.
What we have now trivialises it to the point where it has become a joke and a tool of the chav compensation culture.
Scrap it and start over the emphasis on balancing rights against responsibilities - you can't choose to have one without the other.
The reason we never needed a Human Rights Act in the first place is because most human rights are enshrinded in our laws in the first place. The idea of British fair play is translated into our Laws.
However, we never had a piece of legistlation that brought all those rights together, hence the Human Rights Act.
The problem with the HRA is that it brought an awful lot of baggage with it that we did not strip out. Its that rubbish that gets on the front pages every day.
The proHRA people are also unable to identify with existing legislation as to what our rights really are. So they start imagining that the State can do anything to us - which in actual fact it can't.
However, Labour are unable to imagine what happens when you let a totally misthought out piece of legislation loose on the country.
Sounds familiar? Cannabis and Class B/C debate?
However, we never had a piece of legistlation that brought all those rights together, hence the Human Rights Act.
The problem with the HRA is that it brought an awful lot of baggage with it that we did not strip out. Its that rubbish that gets on the front pages every day.
The proHRA people are also unable to identify with existing legislation as to what our rights really are. So they start imagining that the State can do anything to us - which in actual fact it can't.
However, Labour are unable to imagine what happens when you let a totally misthought out piece of legislation loose on the country.
Sounds familiar? Cannabis and Class B/C debate?
tinman0 said:
The reason we never needed a Human Rights Act in the first place is because most human rights are enshrinded in our laws in the first place. The idea of British fair play is translated into our Laws.
However, we never had a piece of legistlation that brought all those rights together, hence the Human Rights Act.
The problem with the HRA is that it brought an awful lot of baggage with it that we did not strip out. Its that rubbish that gets on the front pages every day.
The proHRA people are also unable to identify with existing legislation as to what our rights really are. So they start imagining that the State can do anything to us - which in actual fact it can't.
However, Labour are unable to imagine what happens when you let a totally misthought out piece of legislation loose on the country.
Sounds familiar? Cannabis and Class B/C debate?
Well said
It is a problem when you try and import continental style legislation into our legal system.
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