Comments on: President Queries Blasphemy and Criminal Justice Bills

By: Bock

Bock — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:40:06 +0000

On reflection, maybe it's a good thing the Bill didn't go to the Supreme Court.

If it had, and if they pronounced it constitutional in its entirety, it would be immune from further challenge.

By: Primal Sneeze

Primal Sneeze — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:38:05 +0000

I take that back. Sorry.

By: John

John — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:05:47 +0000

I think that the blasphemy bill and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 are ridiculous. The composition of the present Supreme Court lean towards the conservative side. I look forward to see what develops.

By: cearta.ie Â» Another twist in the tale of the Defamation Bill

cearta.ie Â» Another twist in the tale of the Defamation Bill — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:38:05 +0000

By: Seconds Out

Seconds Out — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:33:15 +0000

Well the previous Pres was called Noddy, Primal. It's best to just ignore this bullshit and it will be buried
away somewhere, the Irish solution to an irish problem. Below is a list of some of the laws that are still technically in place in England.It's illegal to flag down a cab in London if you have the plague by the way – or to bring a corpse home with you in same. Manys the night I was out on the tear and the drinking buddie was technical dead…in the back of the cab.

1. It is illegal for a cab in the City of London to carry rabid dogs or corpses.

2. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.

3. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.

4. Royal Navy ships that enter the Port of London must provide a barrel of rum to the Constable of the Tower of London.

5. In the UK, a pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants â€“ even, if she so requests, in a policemanâ€™s helmet.

6. In Lancashire, no person is permitted after being asked to stop by a constable on the seashore to incite a dog to bark.

7. In England, all men over the age of 14 must carry out two hours of longbow practice a day.

8. In London, Freemen are allowed to take a flock of sheep across London Bridge without being charged a toll; they are also allowed to drive geese down Cheapside.

9. In the UK, a man who feels compelled to urinate in public can do so only if he aims for his rear wheel and keeps his right hand on his vehicle.

10. In Chester, Welshmen are banned from entering the city before sunrise and from staying after sunset.

11. In the city of York, it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow.

12. In London, it is illegal to flag down a taxi if you have the plague.

13. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast is legally the property of the King; the tail, on the other hand, belongs to the Queen – in case she needs the bones for her corset.

By: Primal Sneeze

Primal Sneeze — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:35:08 +0000

Another encouraging thing is that the President may listen, nod her head* and pay lip service to the Council of State**, then tell them to fuck off and go do what she sees fit. I trust her judgement.

* Admittedly she is not the great head-nodder her predecessor was.
** Members of which include the Taoiseach and TÃ¡naiste whose own minister concocted this idiocy in the first place.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:19:59 +0000

What is worrisome about the blasphemy bill is that the Boardroom in Maynooth wants nothing to do with it. And if not them, then who.