Monday, 3 August 2009
Common Law Rights, use it and use it all
Our Noble Lords, Ladies,
MP's and Government have "protected themselves" very recently using the Common Law Bill of Rights Article 1X in the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 in which the first entry in the Act at number 1 reads,
The Bill of Rights.
"Nothing in this Act shall be construed by any court in the United Kingdom as affecting Article IX of the Bill of Rights 1689".
And in case you are wondering what That act in the Bill of Rights 1689 here it is.
Section 1: Bill of Rights. Provides that nothing in the Act should be construed by any court in the United Kingdom as affecting parliamentary privilege, as set out in Article IX of the Bill of Rights 1689.
Article IX provides "that the freedom of speech and debates in Parliament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament".
This section is to remove any doubt about whether any provision in the Act affects Article IX. End of quote
What they might be forgetting however, is that they have ratified a Treaty which allows the EU to have "competence over Member states Constitution and laws". now does that apply just to the common people or is does it include our Parliamentarians?
How come they have ignored our Constitution when it suits THEM but use it when it suits THEM?
Will there be any need for either Houses of Parliament if the EU Regions are in full flow here in the UK.
Will their self preserving Act remain in tact once the EU has its constitutional Treaties in full flow?
Anne
Posted by Britannia Radio at 19:26