Posted on 03/02/2013 10:50:15 PM PST by Olog-hai
Britain is set to pull out of the discredited European Convention on Human Rights that has allowed dangerous criminals and hate preachers to remain in the UK.
It marks a triumph for The Mail on Sundays campaign against the ludicrous abuses of justice carried out in the name of human rights.
The historic move, to be announced soon by Home Secretary Theresa May, would mean foreign courts could no longer meddle in British justice.
The European Convention has led to such hugely controversial decisions as banning the deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada and giving British prisoners the right to vote.
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Amen. We’ll see if it really happens though. I imagine it’s just more bloviating on the part of so called British Conservatives.
>>I imagine its just more bloviating on the part of so called British Conservatives.
If it does happen, credit goes to the UKIP for pushing them to the right.
BTW, technically that would produce a crisis, because membership in ECHR is mandatory for membership in the EU.
Thanks expat for the insight into the EU. Gives one an impression the EU may not be an actual EU.
This is a promise for after the next election. I wonder if it is worth more than fools gold?
This is a promise for after the next election. I wonder if it is worth more than fools gold?
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I hope it is, and I hope they set in motion a way to deport all of the jihadists. Perhaps it would inspire some in our country.
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