tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post8741637088939456063..comments2023-07-04T10:34:08.502+01:00Comments on The Tin Drummer: The Origin of LawsBill Haydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08357811679771159469noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-18223398664045030762007-10-04T15:36:00.000+01:002007-10-04T15:36:00.000+01:00Interesting post. It is most frightening how many...Interesting post. It is most frightening how many people CHOOSE not to think.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-89547656186744215332007-09-28T13:31:00.000+01:002007-09-28T13:31:00.000+01:00The system of government the EU is foisting on us ...The system of government the EU is foisting on us is profoundly undemocratic. New-Lab is arguably drifting into a form of fascism, or ‘Fascist-<I>Lite</I>’<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately a significant number of voters appear to be terminally and wilfully ignorant, possessed of the reputed memory of a goldfish and gullible to the point of idiocy. Infantile and lazy. Unwilling to guard, or defend their rights.<BR/><BR/>Still the argument that only experts have sufficient knowledge to frame legislation, or direct it is wrong. The problem with ‘experts’ is that their knowledge may run deep but it also runs narrow. <BR/><BR/>An expert on food hygiene is unlikely to also be an expert on sewage management or modelling traffic flow.<BR/><BR/>Much of the problem with virtually all recent legislation and much that is foisted on us by the EU is that there is not lateral thinking involved.. No looking at the wider implications of legislation, targets and policy.<BR/><BR/>So time and time again the law of unintended consequences bites government in the rear end.<BR/><BR/>That is why legislation needs to be extensively and publicly reviewed.CFD Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14176957304124700156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-88981514910685853382007-09-27T09:42:00.000+01:002007-09-27T09:42:00.000+01:00As long as we live in a democracy the people who m...As long as we live in a democracy the people who make the law are ultimately accountable to the electorate, because that's who gives them their mandate. They may not like that, but that's just tough.<BR/><BR/>The unaccountability of the EU is a worry, the further away from the people they are supposed to represent law makers get, the more likely they are to make bad laws in my opinion.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08204174267833645562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-67849338524894161832007-09-22T15:19:00.000+01:002007-09-22T15:19:00.000+01:00Interesting post. Yes, I can see we are moving to...Interesting post. Yes, I can see we are moving towards a tecnocracy and the need for experts but it is sad that few of us even think about the law until it affects us in some way.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-75866375816405990252007-09-18T00:27:00.000+01:002007-09-18T00:27:00.000+01:00If It's a good law, it still matters.Because it se...If It's a good law, it still matters.<BR/>Because it sets a precedent.<BR/><BR/>Fredoms are rarely given, except through bloodshed.<BR/>They are frequently taken.<BR/><BR/>Vigilance is eternally necessary.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-18759875851539542442007-09-16T16:19:00.000+01:002007-09-16T16:19:00.000+01:00The answer sutrely, is to educate and empower peop...The answer sutrely, is to educate and empower people further, not dumb down and disenfranschise them.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-6359517311134824912007-09-16T15:46:00.000+01:002007-09-16T15:46:00.000+01:00...it's rare for someone so openly to challenge th......it's rare for someone so openly to challenge the basic tenet of democracy and then to replace it with something resembling this...<BR/><BR/>Well spotted, sir.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31362580.post-40398858341352462122007-09-14T12:47:00.000+01:002007-09-14T12:47:00.000+01:00"If it's a good law, does it matter where it comes...<I>"If it's a good law, does it matter where it comes from?"</I><BR/><BR/>If it's a bad law it definitely matters.Shadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777836927500400430noreply@blogger.com