Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:59 pm  

Ajw71 wrote:

Voting rights for prisoners.

Why should that be an issue with anyone?

Ajw71 wrote:

Are you telling me issues such as that was considered by those drafting the convention?

They probably never considered iPads or Blackberries either. Again relevance?

Ajw71 wrote:

Parliament in this country should decide the laws of this country.

Parliament does decide the laws in this country but they should always be decided with a mind to the various conventions that we are signatories.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:00 pm  

Another penny in the (UKIP) hat...

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:06 pm  

At least he didn't mention cats

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:10 pm  

Nothing wrong with the Human Rights legislation, it's the abuse of it that wrankles a lot of people.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:43 pm  

rover49 wrote:

Nothing wrong with the Human Rights legislation, it's the abuse of it that wrankles a lot of people.

You can say that about most legislation designed to protect the vulnerable, you just have to make sure the negatives are outweighed by nthe positives.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:20 pm  

Big Graeme wrote:

You can say that about most legislation designed to protect the vulnerable, you just have to make sure the negatives are outweighed by nthe positives.

Yep. Virtually every law has potential problems and abuses of it. It doesn't mean you get rid of them when they work well in most cases.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:26 pm  

Ajw71 wrote:

Voting rights for prisoners.

Are you telling me issues such as that was considered by those drafting the convention?

Parliament in this country should decide the laws of this country.

If you don't even comprehend that Parliament DOES decide the laws of this country then you are too stupid to usefully join this debate.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:51 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Why should that be an issue with anyone?

Ask the Government and Parliament.

cod'ead wrote:

They probably never considered iPads or Blackberries either. Again relevance?

No Technology has no relevance to human rights but thanks for answering my question in the negative.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:52 am  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

If you don't even comprehend that Parliament DOES decide the laws of this country then you are too stupid to usefully join this debate.

You are too stupid to have a discussion without resorting to abuse and childish insults as you always do.

Re: Human Rights and a Bill of Rights : Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:53 am  

Big Graeme wrote:

You can say that about most legislation designed to protect the vulnerable, you just have to make sure the negatives are outweighed by nthe positives.

Like all those vulnerable prisoners?