Comments on: A *real* bill of rights - circumventing the Executive http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/ A barrister gossips & rants on intellectual property law, the legal system and civil liberties. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: charonqc http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19789 charonqc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:38:12 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19789 Mind... you.. Dystopina noir.. would be a red... of course... bien sur? I may have to apply to become a Euro MP at this rate... such is my new found interest in matters European... What are the expenses like for Euro MPs... What about 'The Court of Auditors' refusing to sign the EU accounts... that sort of thing... anyone know?.... would be obliged if you could advise.... No point in becoming an MP these days... various politicos have blown the gaffe on employing friends, children and claiming expenses without 'oversight'... mind you.. there is still that 400 quid a month to go for... without having to get receipts. That should take care of the Rioja bill... No... I think being a Euro MP may be the way to go... Bon nuit Mesdames et Monsieurs... etc etc Charon ... the new European Mind… you.. Dystopina noir.. would be a red… of course… bien sur?

I may have to apply to become a Euro MP at this rate… such is my new found interest in matters European…

What are the expenses like for Euro MPs… What about ‘The Court of Auditors’ refusing to sign the EU accounts… that sort of thing… anyone know?…. would be obliged if you could advise….

No point in becoming an MP these days… various politicos have blown the gaffe on employing friends, children and claiming expenses without ‘oversight’… mind you.. there is still that 400 quid a month to go for… without having to get receipts. That should take care of the Rioja bill…

No… I think being a Euro MP may be the way to go…

Bon nuit Mesdames et Monsieurs… etc etc

Charon … the new European

]]> By: charonqc http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19788 charonqc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:33:41 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19788 Forgive typo above... Most men, as they grow older find that their ears and nose are growing bigger (perhaps women as well, who knows, I have never examined the ears of old women) In my case... my fingers are getting bigger and, tonight, clearly far bigger than last night. I did mean to type 'dystopia'... not dystopina'.... mind you... "Dystopina Grigio'... sounds like a rather good name for a sharp white wine... n'est ce pas? Forgive typo above… Most men, as they grow older find that their ears and nose are growing bigger (perhaps women as well, who knows, I have never examined the ears of old women)

In my case… my fingers are getting bigger and, tonight, clearly far bigger than last night.

I did mean to type ‘dystopia’… not dystopina’…. mind you… “Dystopina Grigio’… sounds like a rather good name for a sharp white wine… n’est ce pas?

]]> By: charonqc http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19787 charonqc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:30:10 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19787 Usefully employed. It is a while since I have seeen the excellent word 'dystopian'.... I enjoy words - used to have 'word of the week' on my blog. I may well have to revive it. Dystopina... I shal shoehorn it into the conversation when I am next down at The Bollo. I'm sorry not to have added to the debate with this aside - but, having just recovered from five days of a rather unpleasing medical condition - the word dystopian has brought me pleasure this night. Merci... gracie.... danke... etc. I'm thinking about becoming a European. Now... I am off to self prescribe one last glass of a monarchist wine - rioja... naturalamente... Buona notte tutti ... is that European enough? Ah... Newsnight has started... have to go! Usefully employed. It is a while since I have seeen the excellent word ‘dystopian’…. I enjoy words - used to have ‘word of the week’ on my blog.

I may well have to revive it.

Dystopina… I shal shoehorn it into the conversation when I am next down at The Bollo.

I’m sorry not to have added to the debate with this aside - but, having just recovered from five days of a rather unpleasing medical condition - the word dystopian has brought me pleasure this night.

Merci… gracie…. danke… etc. I’m thinking about becoming a European.

Now… I am off to self prescribe one last glass of a monarchist wine - rioja… naturalamente…

Buona notte tutti … is that European enough?

Ah… Newsnight has started… have to go!

]]> By: Scunnered, O'Aberdein http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19786 Scunnered, O'Aberdein Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:14:40 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19786 Porter has been banging on about this for eons. It's going to make no difference whatsoever as long as the politicians, like this lawyer even, who hold the levers of power have the gall to write such drivel for the lumpen masses http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jack_straw/2007/12/labours_decade_is_libertys_bes.html Rights will be theirs, to tell us what we are allowed to think, say and do. Responsibilities will be ours insofar as we will be obliged to do as we are told. Prisons are what they are building for us for when we object. Porter has been banging on about this for eons. It’s going to make no difference whatsoever as long as the politicians, like this lawyer even, who hold the levers of power have the gall to write such drivel for the lumpen masses

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jack_straw/2007/12/labours_decade_is_libertys_bes.html

Rights will be theirs, to tell us what we are allowed to think, say and do. Responsibilities will be ours insofar as we will be obliged to do as we are told. Prisons are what they are building for us for when we object.

]]> By: Usefully Employed http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19785 Usefully Employed Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:05:04 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19785 One step ahead as usual - you're right in that the dystopian fantasy can't keep up with the news. When you watched it the final dramatic scene had already been criminalised by the government of day, I watch it yesterday and reflect that the compulsory Articles of Allegiance in the film = asking yobbo teenagers to swear an oath to 'er Maj. One step ahead as usual - you’re right in that the dystopian fantasy can’t keep up with the news. When you watched it the final dramatic scene had already been criminalised by the government of day, I watch it yesterday and reflect that the compulsory Articles of Allegiance in the film = asking yobbo teenagers to swear an oath to ‘er Maj.

]]> By: geeklawyer http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19784 geeklawyer Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:48:41 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19784 UE: I have seen the film & I reviewed it <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060503192019/geeklawyer.org/blog/2006/03/24/v-for-vendetta/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. UE: I have seen the film & I reviewed it here.

]]> By: Usefully Employed http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19783 Usefully Employed Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:22:20 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19783 GL - if you haven't seen it already then I recommend the film V for Vendetta. In some ways just a bit of fun, but seen in the context of Porter's article it's an all-too-realistic portrayal of the direction our society might be headed. Plus the fact it has knife fights and explosions, one of which takes out the Old Bailey. GL - if you haven’t seen it already then I recommend the film V for Vendetta. In some ways just a bit of fun, but seen in the context of Porter’s article it’s an all-too-realistic portrayal of the direction our society might be headed.

Plus the fact it has knife fights and explosions, one of which takes out the Old Bailey.

]]> By: james c http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19782 james c Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:49:58 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19782 Geek, Unfortunately the present government does not need to resort to guns-if it wants to spy on us all, the courts seem to present little obstacle. Geek,

Unfortunately the present government does not need to resort to guns-if it wants to spy on us all, the courts seem to present little obstacle.

]]> By: Not a Criminal Lawyer http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19781 Not a Criminal Lawyer Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:34:21 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19781 Government is too important to be entrusted to politicians. Government is too important to be entrusted to politicians.

]]> By: geeklawyer http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19780 geeklawyer Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:17:56 +0000 http://blog.geeklawyer.org/2008/03/09/a-real-bill-of-rights-circumventing-the-executive/#comment-19780 Charon, I have little knowledge of Boris Johnson beyond the buffoon persona but I am sick of Ken Livingstone's hypocrisy and newly acquired New Labour outlook. I was once a strong supporter, and think now that an alternative would be great. But really all politicians suck arse simply because it is a cancerous occupation. Charon, I have little knowledge of Boris Johnson beyond the buffoon persona but I am sick of Ken Livingstone’s hypocrisy and newly acquired New Labour outlook. I was once a strong supporter, and think now that an alternative would be great.

But really all politicians suck arse simply because it is a cancerous occupation.

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