Freedom Bill published
Feb 25th, 2009 | By Web Team | Category: Campaign newsThe Liberal Democrats have published a Freedom Bill, and are calling for the public to campaign with them to support it.
This new law would reverse the many attacks on civil liberties and democratic rights that UK citizens have suffered under both the Conservatives and Labour.
Proposals in the bill include repeal of the Identity Cards Act 2006, to halt the introduction of identity cards and National Identity Register; restoration of the right to protest freely outside Parliament; and the strengthening of Freedom of Information laws so that government and public bodies can be held properly accountable.
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I agree in principle to the aims of this bill but I would like to see more details of a draft before supporting it totally. Clever lawyers can always manage to twist content of Acts to argue the reverse of its purpose . I am a strong supporter of the Human Rights Act, but I have seen some bizarre arguments based on it which sometimes have resulted in an unfair decision.
The Bill ignores at least 3 basic freedoms of parents whose children have been snatched for forced adoption by the family courts:-
1:- PARENTS should (like rape victims) be free to shed anonymity if THEY wish and should be free to protest publicly under their own names and reveal names of witnesses and details of proceedings in family courts without being thrown into prison for doing so ;
2:- PARENTS opposing in court the possible longterm fostercare or forced adoption of their children should be free to choose that their case be heard by a jury since they would be virtually be facing a life sentence of seperation from their offspring.
3:-Babies and young children should NEVER be taken from parents that have never hurt them physically or sexually and who are neither alcoholics or drug addicts purely because there is a forecast of “risk” of emotional abuse,an untidy house or noncooperation with “professionals” or similar non life threatening causes,and all concentration should be made to prevent physical abuse.
A big problem is every government wants to legislate all the time -there is no understanding of the limits to legislation. You simply can’t legislate against terrorism – it’s always been with us and always will be.
The trick is to GET LAWS OFF THE BOOKS!!.
A big problem is every government wants to legislate all the time -there is no understanding of the limits to legislation. You simply can’t legislate against terrorism – it’s always been with us and always will be.
The trick is to GET LAWS OFF THE BOOKS!!. Any freedom bill must contain an automatic repeal provision.
All legislation that restricts public freedom or privacy must be automatically repealed after 5-10 years. It can always be re-instated by parliament if it’s really needed. The drip-drip drip is a central part of the problem of civil liberties and it must be addressed.
Hitler came to power under the guise of National Socialism and rapidly eroded the German peoples civil liberties. New Labour appears to be treading the same path with the support of unthinking conservatism.
Its a very slippery slope.
I am concerned that “Stopping” the controlling actions of others, whilst liberally desirable, is also an attack on liberty.
We therefore need to draft a “Positive Freedom Bill” that liberates everybody not just an overturn of New Labours ‘controlling’ legislation..
NO to torture No to the theft of our Freedom NO to loss of Civil Liberties NO to ID cards
When they tell you something is necessary throw these words back at them from William Pitt, “Necessity is the call for every infringement of Human Freedom it is the cry of Tyrants it is the creed of Slaves.”
Identity cards were introduced during the War under the National Registration Act 1939.
another backwards idea move by our labour government
Gordon please think forward not backward