In message , tony cooper
writes
On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:52:52 +0000, Chris H
wrote:

You just don't understand. The US is in a WORSE state than the UK
because of your bill of rights.


What is your basis for this claim?

Don't take my response as support for Hemi's ridiculous post. I'm
just curious as to why you think that the Bill of Rights is the cause
of any problems we might have.

As I understand it you have everything defined including National
Security overriding everything. This is not the case in the UK

In the UK the courts have far more latitude to stop the government
(assuming some one brings a case) doing lots of things. The Government
can not say "national security" and not have to prove it in court. This
is why the Home Secretary has to go to court to through people out.

The Courts use Case Law and Common Law (common law not being written
down) and can interpret far more freely.

The Government has lost several "national security" trials because the
judges read things differently to the government of the day. Clive
Ponting was a case in point. The Jury and the courts refused to convict
even though on first look he was guilty of a breach of National
Security. Actually he was guilty of severely embarrassing the government
..

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