Comments on: A clash over protests http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/06/23/a-clash-over-protests/ Life and Work in the House of Lords Mon, 21 May 2012 08:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Senex http://lordsoftheblog.net/2008/06/23/a-clash-over-protests/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Senex Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:39:30 +0000 http://lordsoftheblog.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-1075 I don't understand the logic of any multicultural society that has military campaigns overseas whilst at the same time having large numbers of related ethnic populations or others at home who are bound to become very concerned about such conflicts. So in theory it should not happen because it does not make sense. Militarily and preferably one does not fight a war on two fronts. It can be done if the rights of some are done away with as was the case for Japanese Americans during WWII. Nevertheless, we are not prepared to do this so civil liberties must suffer because of the threat that such arrangements pose. For me governments that engage is such military adventures with this arrangement are also waging war on the indigenous population too because by necessity civil liberties must be suspended to deal with this illogical situation. Under these terms no demonstrations should be allowed whatsoever. Black Rod in giving evidence has suggested a small exclusion zone to allow Parliamentarians to come and go without having to use rear entrances. Also, the German 1999 Act on Exclusion Zones around Federal Constitutional Bodies may be a way forward for the committee. See Germany: http://www.ipu.org/news-e/12-9.htm It seems prior to the move to Berlin the Bundestag and the Bundersrat had exactly the same problems as we have now. They amended the act in 2003 to allow constant monitoring of the situation hopefully with a view to reducing or removing the exclusion zone at some time in the future. May I respectfully suggest you contact the Bundersrat; perhaps a trip to Berlin by yourselves might prove useful. Ref: http://www.ipu.org/english/whatipu.htm I don’t understand the logic of any multicultural society that has military campaigns overseas whilst at the same time having large numbers of related ethnic populations or others at home who are bound to become very concerned about such conflicts. So in theory it should not happen because it does not make sense.

Militarily and preferably one does not fight a war on two fronts.

It can be done if the rights of some are done away with as was the case for Japanese Americans during WWII. Nevertheless, we are not prepared to do this so civil liberties must suffer because of the threat that such arrangements pose.

For me governments that engage is such military adventures with this arrangement are also waging war on the indigenous population too because by necessity civil liberties must be suspended to deal with this illogical situation.

Under these terms no demonstrations should be allowed whatsoever.

Black Rod in giving evidence has suggested a small exclusion zone to allow Parliamentarians to come and go without having to use rear entrances. Also, the German 1999 Act on Exclusion Zones around Federal Constitutional Bodies may be a way forward for the committee.

See Germany:
http://www.ipu.org/news-e/12-9.htm

It seems prior to the move to Berlin the Bundestag and the Bundersrat had exactly the same problems as we have now. They amended the act in 2003 to allow constant monitoring of the situation hopefully with a view to reducing or removing the exclusion zone at some time in the future.

May I respectfully suggest you contact the Bundersrat; perhaps a trip to Berlin by yourselves might prove useful.

Ref: http://www.ipu.org/english/whatipu.htm

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