UK Parliament considers allowing secret courts to issue orders to seize reporters' notebooks

[KarlS]

@AlexG55

Sadly at least three of those don’t exist, and the others can all be got round with a little thing called “Parliamentary sovereignty”.

And that one is the reason why - as much as they like claim otherwise on occasion - the UK has no discernible civil rights culture.

[anon62122146]

A veritable latter day Star Chamber. Perhaps it’s time to un-repeal the Habeas Corpus act of 1640.

[anon73430903]

Actually mob rule is ochlocracy, which is only one form of democracy. Modern democracy usually means representative democracy, and sometimes limited direct democracy.

[euansmith]

Democracy (noun): the ability to vote for the brand of shit you would like to be fed for the next 4 - 5 years.

[AlexG55]

Alternatively: Two wolves and a sheep voting on what’s for dinner.

[Kimmo]

More like one wolf and 100 sheep, but the wolf gets 101 votes.

[Cowicide]

It’s working for me here in the USA.

[michael_john_ha]

I remember when those in power used light, fluffy manuals on how to gain power, like ‘The Prince’