Law lords (UK) condemn Blunkett's terror measures

[bin.dare]

This is why Blunkett was so reprehensible and had to go.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/legal/story.jsp?story=594088

"The real threat to the life of the nation, in the sense of a people living in accordance with its traditional laws and political values, comes not from terrorism but from laws such as these' - Lord Hoffmann - in yesterday's judgment
By Robert Verkaik and Andrew Grice
17 December 2004


Controversial anti-terror laws championed by David Blunkett in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks were dealt a devastating blow yesterday in a historic judgment by the House of Lords. Just hours after he resigned as Home Secretary, Mr Blunkett had to suffer the fresh humiliation of seeing one of his flagship policies being dismantled by the law lords.

They ruled that Mr Blunkett's determination to suspend the Human Rights Act and imprison foreign terror suspects without charge or trial was the "real threat to the life of the nation". The law lords' opinion, delivered by an eight-to-one majority, leaves the Government little option but to rethink its key policy on terrorism.

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. dupe

of http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1076195

[KingoftheJungle]

2. Wow, how nice

to live in a country where the majority of those in power aren't hopelessly corrupt (yet).

[Moderator]

3. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1076195