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Old 29-05-02, 06:56 AM   #5
mozart
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Mad UK democracy

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Originally posted by TankGirl

This is an interesting battle. It is still hard to believe that Brits have allowed such a privacy-ripping legislation to pass, making UK effectively an online police state:
You can pass pretty much any law you like simply by pretending its an anti-terrorist measure.

Seriously though, this is a reflection of the degree of power our government holds. We barely avoided passing a law a few months back that allowed the home secretary to have anyone he felt like arrested without having to account for it.
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