tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post8904133209592351519..comments2024-01-23T05:18:56.246+00:00Comments on Witterings From Witney: Power & ParliamentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post-26607748206963684372010-12-08T14:49:10.029+00:002010-12-08T14:49:10.029+00:00Ta, IPJ for stating the obvious conclusion - knew ...Ta, IPJ for stating the obvious conclusion - knew you would pick up on it promptly! One does not have staff and.....<br /><br />Woodsy42: good point re EU directives/statutory instruments!<br /><br />Anonymous(Derek): which is why I have been saying for some time now that mass demonstration/rebellion is the answer. Trouble is haven't worked out how to get the people on the streets!Witterings from Witneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349563961787006775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post-1955812016816968562010-12-08T14:43:19.060+00:002010-12-08T14:43:19.060+00:00Our politicians are famous for their total disrega...Our politicians are famous for their total disregard of us, the people, they consider they know best. They do not.As I read it the "Bill of Rights" is not up for grabs anyway, it is a Constitutional Document and cannot be changed by any MP, it must depend on the people. But we will not get anywhere with the current lot, talking will get us nowhere they do not listen. From another Blog, "only a million angry people on the street might work, MAP. Beats a tea party.<br />DerekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post-29988742634188046842010-12-07T15:01:43.037+00:002010-12-07T15:01:43.037+00:00When he mentions parliament having 'taken many...When he mentions parliament having 'taken many powers' could Johnston also be refering to the use of 'statutory instruments'.<br />After all there is an argument that we elect MPs. They may be dishonest and they may choose to vote in their own interests and against ours, but in theory this still has democratic legitimacy because our represetatives voted. (we should have picked better representatives!) <br />But they do not vote on statutory regulations, so these are clearly undemocratic. I would lump every EU regulation along with them of course.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6509959543151548263.post-24186385799320071372010-12-07T14:55:31.993+00:002010-12-07T14:55:31.993+00:00Which brings us to the conclusion..
That is that ...Which brings us to the conclusion..<br /><br />That is that our Common Law is the base, it is set out in our constitutional documents, the Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Union 1707, it is inviolable and is backed by hundreds of years of case law. Upon that sit statutes.<br /><br />Statutes are laws enacted but only enforceable by consent, and without that consent may be struck down.<br /><br />Statutes may be struck down by courts if proved to be in conflict with Common Law, and a statute may be struck down by a jury in court.<br /><br />It is these facts that many politicians, and the enforcers of Statutes have forgotten, or choose to ignore.<br /><br />Politicians especially choose to ignore this fact when introducing EU law, which in the majority of cases IS in direct conflict with our Common Law.IanPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911432983440475284noreply@blogger.com