The conservative party 'justice' minister talked out a bill yesterday. Talking out a bill is an immoral device to prevent a vote, you just keep talking until there's no time for a vote, if ever there's something that needs to change in our parliamentary so called 'democracy' this is one.
The motive is uncertain, it might be as simple as not wanting a private members' bill brought forward by a Scottish National Party MP to succeed. Pathetic. We have decriminalised homosexuality in this country, therefore it's obvious that those convicted previously, men entrapped and put on the police 'queer list' should have their convictions wiped out now that the country has decided that sexuality is not a crime.
In fact the bill wasn't even asking for the convictions to be wiped out, annulled as it were, it was simply asking for a pardon. No justice from this justice minister, it was talked out. You can have a pardon when you're dead according to Mrs May's government, so if you're an elderly gay man and you want a pardon suicide would appear to be the only option. Of course that's a crime too, so you can't win. Vote Liberal as thousands did in Mr Cameron's constituency by-election, not enough but a big swing.It's become the only sane choice.
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