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By Bill Calcutt, published 27/3/2014Could a bill of rights stem growing levels of community disenchantment with the standards and behaviour of Australian political leaders.
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>>A Bill of Rights will not affect the way politicians behave. It hasn't done so anywhere a Bill of Rights has been enacted.<<
Not only that, but also... a Bill of Rights is, behind the do-gooder rhetoric, merely a clever device, conceived and designed by lawyers, with which they are able to further enrich themselves. If one were ever enacted, we would quickly discover the depths to which these ambulance-chasers will reach, in order to lock in their $550 per hour fees (plus a mere $375p.h. for a junior, and an office clerk to photocopy documents a snip at $250p.h.) Every man+dog would be solicited for evidence of potential abuse, making the current crop of "compensation lawyers" that we see advertising on late-night TV look positively amateurish in comparison.
Google "UK Human Rights Lawyers" for further education on this sordid practice.
Here's the come-on from one such piranha:
"...we challenge the lawfulness of decisions, acts, omissions and policies of public bodies and authorities. Our human rights solicitors and lawyers are dedicated to ensuring access to justice for our clients in the notoriously expensive UK legal system."
This is classic. When they take these "public bodies and authorities" to court, they apply PR pressure to shame them into coughing up money that comes from the wallets of taxpayers and ratepayers... in order to pay those "notoriously expensive" fees. What chutzpah.
And another:
"We regularly work with activists and pressure groups, where the legal case will be just one strand in a wider campaign or protest. Our lawyers often appear in the media, explaining the legal issues involved."
You bet they do.
Blood-curdling stuff.
We shall fight on the beaches etc. etc.