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> there has to be a punishment for anybody stupid enough to propose or vote for the bill It's called treason. For example: > Treason against the United States
by a1369209993 5y ago
> there has to be a punishment for anybody stupid enough to propose or vote for the bill
It's called treason. For example:
> Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoNice sentiment, but it's a UK bill. Helping the government spy on people might not be treason in the UK.
- a1369209993 5y agoI was using that more as a example than a citation, but I suppose that wasn't very clear; edited.
- pjc50 5y agoProposing bad but popular legislation isn't treason, and you can't use the legal system to ensure good politics. The US shows the limits of that approach - many important civil rights are the results of "judicial activism" in the face of legislators, and the legislators remain really upset by that. Also the UK constitution really does not work that way. Formal censorship was only abandoned in the 1960s and "official secrets" are still illegal to publish.