Re: OT: Fascism descending on Britain & Europe


Henry Spencer wrote:
In article <1162217667.848531.197500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
scottlowtherAT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <lexcorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hyperbole? Perhaps. But certainly less hyperbolic that the bleats about
fascism in the US.
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1934287,00.html

On the other hand, they do seem to have their heads screwed on better
in certain other ways:

"Indefinite imprisonment without charge or trial is anathema in any
country which observes the rule of law."
-- Lord Nicholls, 16 Dec 2004, in striking down Britain's
foreign-terrorist-suspects law

Well, that's certainly a point in favor of Britain over the US, isn't
it. In Britain, the criminals need not fear having their rights
trampled by goverment. Only the citizenry has to worry about that.

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