Comments on: Let’s think before changing Irish legislation on blasphemy http://golez.net/2009/04/30/lets-think-before-changing-irish-legislation-on-blasphemy/ geek is good Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:38:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gerard Cunningham http://golez.net/2009/04/30/lets-think-before-changing-irish-legislation-on-blasphemy/comment-page-1/#comment-2736 Gerard Cunningham Fri, 01 May 2009 09:34:50 +0000 http://golez.net/?p=3531#comment-2736 @Bernie: I haven't quite decided yet whether this proposal is Ahern losing his marbles and pandering to the most base Catholic fundamentalist constituency, or distracxtion politics at its finest. Either way though, his efforts in tackling "gangland" aren;t particularly inspiring either. Expect widening surveillance powers to Gardaí, with inadequate independent judicial supervision, increased powers of arrest and detention after each atrocity, anything but what the force actually needs, the budget resources to enforce existing laws effectively. @Alexia: Do you have an URL to Dermot's Iris moment? @Bernie: I haven’t quite decided yet whether this proposal is Ahern losing his marbles and pandering to the most base Catholic fundamentalist constituency, or distracxtion politics at its finest.
Either way though, his efforts in tackling “gangland” aren;t particularly inspiring either. Expect widening surveillance powers to Gardaí, with inadequate independent judicial supervision, increased powers of arrest and detention after each atrocity, anything but what the force actually needs, the budget resources to enforce existing laws effectively.

@Alexia: Do you have an URL to Dermot’s Iris moment?

]]> By: Bernie Goldbach http://golez.net/2009/04/30/lets-think-before-changing-irish-legislation-on-blasphemy/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Bernie Goldbach Fri, 01 May 2009 09:22:40 +0000 http://golez.net/?p=3531#comment-2735 Seeing this legislation emerge alongside serious issues of intimidation by gangs roaming Ireland makes me wonder where the Irish Minister for Justice is focusing his efforts. Seeing this legislation emerge alongside serious issues of intimidation by gangs roaming Ireland makes me wonder where the Irish Minister for Justice is focusing his efforts.

]]> By: Charles http://golez.net/2009/04/30/lets-think-before-changing-irish-legislation-on-blasphemy/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Charles Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:41:57 +0000 http://golez.net/?p=3531#comment-2732 Thanking you for the mention :-) Thanking you for the mention :-)

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