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The New DU. Reply #15: You mean pondering the withdrawal of the Human Rights Act?
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muriel_volestrangler
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Tue Aug-09-05 04:26 AM
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| 15. You mean pondering the withdrawal of the Human Rights Act? |
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There's plenty to criticise in his reaction - telling judges they shouldn't go by the established court methods, but follow the current public mood (even his wife made a public speech criticising Tony for that); proposing lengthening the time they can hold terrorist suspects before charging them from 2 weeks to 3 months; bringing in a law to outlaw condoning or glorifying terrorism. He's taking full advantage of wht he sees as a swing in public mood to push authoritarian acts that got rejected earlier.
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