When Laws Don't Work
Jul. 30th, 2005 10:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewduckerBrian Haw has been protesting outside the houses of parliament for 4 years now - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Parliament eventually passed a law with the single purpose of stopping him, declaring that all people starting a demonstration around the houses of parliament must ask for authorisation.
The smart people amongst you will have seen the loophole.
And the judges agreed.
If he started now, he'd have to ask permission. But he's been doing it for 4 years, so he doesn't have to.
Time for another law?
Parliament eventually passed a law with the single purpose of stopping him, declaring that all people starting a demonstration around the houses of parliament must ask for authorisation.
The smart people amongst you will have seen the loophole.
And the judges agreed.
If he started now, he'd have to ask permission. But he's been doing it for 4 years, so he doesn't have to.
Time for another law?
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Date: 2005-07-30 10:33 am (UTC)Broken
Date: 2005-07-30 12:33 pm (UTC)Representative democracy just does not work. Once the election is over the Government can abandon all pretense of caring what the electorate think. Labour have the joint security of the British still hating the Tories and of the British thinking it is a two party system like in America, so they can be safe in ignoring you.
Not to mention the boost they get from doublethinking people like this
Re: Broken
Date: 2005-07-30 05:19 pm (UTC)Re: Broken
Date: 2005-07-30 05:19 pm (UTC)