Thursday, June 12, 2008
Tory David Davis quits over terrorism bill
Commentators have said Brown, his popularity at record lows in opinion polls, had used up substantial "political capital" to win Wednesday night's vote on the effective suspension of habeas corpus for up to 42 days, to begin with. It seems that MI5 did NOT require this, unlike Brown's claim.
As Jacqui Smith interestingly says "David Cameron must come clean on what has really happened and why David Davis has really resigned."
Labor Party do not seem to like the 42-day habeas coprus suspension, either.
It is already said that DD, 59, not a toff, did this because the Speaker refused to allow him to raise the issue in the Commons - nothing to do with Cameron. Had he not been able to have freedom of speech in the Commons then clearly the democratic process had broken down to the extent that he would not have been able to do his job. DD had no choice.
IMO: The 42 day idea looks like a nightmare, and puts one in mind of The Lord Stansgate (Tony Benn) (the "Thinking Man's Stalin") at his worst, and his horrible constituency record in Chesterfield East. The trouble is, neither Tories nor Labor want freedom for the individual, and as a result human rights are going to be trampled over and over again by both major parties. There should be a lot more "pigs in excrement" awards to all parties, whilst these awards are still allowed.
Commentators have said Brown, his popularity at record lows in opinion polls, had used up substantial "political capital" to win Wednesday night's vote on the effective suspension of habeas corpus for up to 42 days, to begin with. It seems that MI5 did NOT require this, unlike Brown's claim.
As Jacqui Smith interestingly says "David Cameron must come clean on what has really happened and why David Davis has really resigned."
Labor Party do not seem to like the 42-day habeas coprus suspension, either.
It is already said that DD, 59, not a toff, did this because the Speaker refused to allow him to raise the issue in the Commons - nothing to do with Cameron. Had he not been able to have freedom of speech in the Commons then clearly the democratic process had broken down to the extent that he would not have been able to do his job. DD had no choice.
IMO: The 42 day idea looks like a nightmare, and puts one in mind of The Lord Stansgate (Tony Benn) (the "Thinking Man's Stalin") at his worst, and his horrible constituency record in Chesterfield East. The trouble is, neither Tories nor Labor want freedom for the individual, and as a result human rights are going to be trampled over and over again by both major parties. There should be a lot more "pigs in excrement" awards to all parties, whilst these awards are still allowed.
# posted by uv : 10:01 AM
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