Hyper-injunctions | The Secret Misery

Anna Raccoon ^ | March 19, 2011 | Anna Raccoon

[mardler]

On Thursday afternoon, in a back room of Parliament, history was made. A few MPs found themselves a backbone; they found a way in which they could exercise their Freedom of Speech and perform their ancient duty, drawn from the Bill of Rights 1688, of redressing the grievances of the citizens who rely on them.

They were warned first to ‘be careful’:

I remind Members of the importance of privilege, which we have here in Westminster Hall as in other parts of Parliament, but Members should always exercise their rights with care, particularly when naming individuals, and should avoid intrusion into areas that are within the jurisdiction of the courts, particularly things that are active before the courts.

The speaker, Mr Peter Bone, issued that warning because he knew what was coming; he understood the careful dance that must be performed before him.

Every single MP knows what has been going on; the Speaker of the House knows what has been going on; David Cameron knows what has been going on; to my personal knowledge, every single media outlet has known what has been going on; none of them were prepared to risk the wrath of the establishment by letting you know what has been going on. Do please Google and see if you can find one single reference in the media yesterday or today to the astounding events detailed in Westminster Hall on Thursday afternoon. Click on the link for more

[mardler]

This totally disgusting loss of freedom is happening in the country that gave us the "mother of parliaments," magna carta, the 1688 Bill of Rights. I know it will be no surprise to some on this board, but let us reflect on how precious our freedoms are and how the Brits are now on their last line of defence: the right to contact their elected representative.

Could people be deprived of their liberties in similar circumstances here? Maybe not yet, but we cannot be far from it.

[GeronL]

wow

[SandRat]

For those interested, English Bill of Rights 1689

[bert]

For the record, the current version of the movie Robin Hood details the events in 1688 with detail and seemingly unusual historical accuracy. The events depicted vary somewhat with the account given by Will Durant but in the main are well depicted.

[SandRat]

Curious .. what’s K.E. N.P. N.C. D.E. +12?

[bert]

See my profile for the detailed explanation of these self granted titles

Knight Errant
Natural Philosopher
Neo Confederate
Domestic Extremist
Carbon Positive

The last three are the results of being called these names by various leftists whose articles were posted on Free Republic

[SuziQ]

We really enjoyed the most recent, Russell Crowe, version of Robin Hood!