New crime of blasphemous libel proposed for Defamation Bill - goodbye free speech ?

[oceanclub]

That I'm sure is something that will be ironed out in consultation with religious groups.

So you don't know? So you're expecting people to accept a law that you yourself have no idea how it will be implemented?

Also, do you think non-religious people should be consulted too?

P.

[libertarian-right]

No person, group or thing should be protected from freedom of speech. Stick and bones may break my bones...etc etc

[dunno]

Someone posted dermot@dermotahern.ie, which might be Dermot Ahern's official email on 4chan. I wonder if he gets some mail.

[marmurr1916]

What a mess. The courts will have to rule on what has literary, artistic social or academic merit!

If Rabbitte's wording was changed to remove the word 'merit' and replace it with the word 'purpose' and he added political and religious purposes to the categories exempted, then effectively all utterances and publications would be exempted!

Instead of excluding any matter that had 'any literary, artistic, social or academic merit', it would exclude any matter that had 'any literary, artistic, social, religious or political purpose'.

[COLOR=#0000ff]pat.rabbitte@oireachtas.ie[/COLOR]

Email addresses for all TDs (MS Word file, some details out of date, still has Bertie as Taoiseach):
http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/m...ls/30_Dail.doc

Get emailing now!

[imokyrok]

Someone posted dermot@dermotahern.ie, which might be Dermot Ahern's official email on 4chan. I wonder if he gets some mail.

I rang his office the morning to ask to speak to someone about this legislation and his receptionist sounded very strained. I'd say this unleashed an avalanche of complaints. I know some of the posters on richarddawkins.net have emailed him as well.

Someone is meant to "get back to me". Same response from Labour HQ. Whats Fine Gael's attitude I wonder?

[Metric]

Civility like this presumably.



Channel 4's 'Undercover Mosque' returns - Telegraph

Suing these knuckledraggers would be pointless as their source of income is dole money donated by the Kuffar.

Alterego-are you going to comment on Bob's post or just skulk and hide any time any blatant facts about the treachery and despicable nature of Islam are posted?

[imokyrok]

The popular pharyngula blog is rocking about this idiocy as well:

Pharyngula: Ireland proposes a blasphemy law

[imokyrok]

Ireland - Crime of blasphemous libel proposed for Defamation Bill - AFA Forums

Australia too. We are officially a laughing stock in all civilised corners of the world. Well done Dermot Ahern!

[dennehym]

I have a suspicion that Dermot did a solo run with this without checking with the AGs office..

Would that be a first for him I wonder?

[imokyrok]

This is a blistering opinion piece from Andrew Lynch in todays Herald:

God only knows where Dermot gets his ideas - Comment, Opinion - Herald.ie