• snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    Well. In a one on one call with him once (he’s my local member) I asked him why we could not protect individual rights with a charter of human rights.

    I would describe the tone of his response as visceral… He said to me:

    "[I don’t trust the courts in interpreting legislation like that. I would not want to give them an inch. Just look what they’ve done down in Victoria.]{paraphrased}

    [As far as I’m concerned, the parliament is perfectly placed to decide what is, and is not a human right, and if you disagree with me, you can vote me out… ]{direct quote}"

    I assume the VIC reference was to the judges that had been appointed most recently with track records of upholding human rights…

    • Minarble
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      8 months ago

      Please do everything you can to remove him from your local electorate!

    • bfg9k@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Once a pig, always a pig.

      Get fucked you potato-headed voldemort-ass motherfucker