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Liberties rest in the hands of the vigilant : Comments
By George Williams, published 30/6/2005George Williams argues the fragile protection of human rights in Australia faces a new danger.
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They are far more conerned with the fact that their fav. "causes" have hit a brick wall with the electorate, so they moan and groan about "The tyranny of the majority". In other words, democracy is a bit of an inconvenience for the implementation of their vision splendid.
But you are correct to claim that the Bill of Rights would be legitimate, if the electors were silly enough to fall for it. But that is unlikely to happen. The public has been confronted in the past by the creation of bodies such as the NSW Anti Discrimination Board who's high sounding job was presented to the public as one to protect vulnerable people like the ahndicapped from serious discrimination.
Unfortunately, this organisation has morphed in the Pro Discrimination Board, which is far more concerned with finding creative ways for minorities to discriminate against the majority.
Examples are the "Fitness For Life" scandal where the ADB found that Muslims may discriminate against Infidels but not the other way around. It has also decreed, that homosexuals may not be discriminated against, but homosexual bars can discriminate against non homosexuals. Jewish dating agencies may discriminate against goyem but non Jews may not discriminate against Jews.
Now we have the Victorian Religious Vilification Act where Christian priests had better be carefaul about what they say about the Devil, or they could be upsetting the Satan Worshippers and causing affront.
The tendency for cultural elitists to demand the implementation of high sounding legislation which then becomes a parody of the very freedoms it claimed to protect, is now in the public consciousness.
"Bill or Rights" Ha. Fat chance.