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Thursday, June 12, 2008

MP Resgns

England is a mess. Our history mirrors England's yet there will be no gang of "Yanks" to save our butts. Their struggle with, and apparent resignation of, freedom should be regarded as a dire portent (from Samizdata):

The state has security powers to clamp down on peaceful protest and so-called hate laws that stifle legitimate debate - while those who incite violence get off scot-free.

This cannot go on, it must be stopped. And for that reason, I feel that today it's incumbent on me to take a stand.

I will be resigning my membership of the House and I intend to force a by-election in Haltemprice and Howden.

- David Davis MP

Quite unprecedented. An MP - and a privy counsellor - quitting in order to draw attention to loss of liberty (and he used my phrase, "the database state". A meme whose time has come, I hope).

Posted by mc at 7:13 PM

1 comment:

Adam said...

As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls

June 12, 2008 at 7:36 PM

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