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I say show the Ministry of Truth peeps (the website where I found the Misrep act http://mo-truth.blogspot.com/) your support because if there is enough public support for the act then surely parliament will have to take it seriously and it will become a law :) Then our politicians will be made accountable for their actions at last.
Support the MINISTRY OF TRUTH and get THE MISREPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT made into a law
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
That’s what I’m trying to find out. The problem is that many people don’t seem to care because they don’t feel as though a law such as the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’ would effect them….they are so wrapped up in their little worlds filled with consumerism and the general dumbing down of the mind through tv that they can’t even comprehend the bigger issues.
By the way, the ministry have posted a link today to a southern Australian law that is similar to the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’…and it seems to be working. Here’s the ‘Electoral Act 1985’:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/consol_act/ea1985103/s113.html
and the misrep act, to compare:
http://mo-truth.blogspot.com/2007/03/misrepresentation-of-people-act-mk-2.html
Just as slavery and the inherent inequality of women was built into the walls? Oh come on Oss. Things can and do change. Talking about how there should be a law like the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’ on this website won’t change anything, but if people support the act then parliament might take it seriously. Don’t you think the act is quite similar in sentiment to the Freedom of Information Act? People would have thought that society would crash if it was passed through parliament, but it didnt!
But they can make claims before they know whether the truth of those claims has strong foundations. Anyway, I’m more interested in the shaky relationship between what politicians say to the public and the truth. It concerns me that the only way to hold politicians accountable for their actions at the minute is through voting for a different party in the general election. Also, there should be something more than a committee answerable to the PM monitering the conduct of MPs i.e. a law.
The reason why I’m having a bit of a rant is because I was introduced to the following website the other day: http://mo-truth.blogspot.com/. They have created an act entitled the ‘Misrepresentation of the People act’ (http://mo-truth.blogspot.com/2007/03/misrepresentation-of-people-act-mk-2.html) and they are currently trying to find an MP who’ll help them get it passed through parliament. They’ve interviewed various MPs (and the Lord Chancellor!) and put the footage up on the site – all really interesting
I’m talking about parliamentary privilege where members of the House of Lords or Commons can talk freely before the houses without having to worry about repercussions stemming from libel. Thus, they don’t have to have solid evidence for their claims and can convince fellow members of things that are purely speculative. There is a committee on standards in public life which is supposed to be a parliamentary watchdog. The only problem is that this committee has to report and make recommendations to the PM who can then decide whether or not to act upon them. Thus, the party in power is self regulating. I think this needs to change.
Also, there isn’t a law to prosecute politicians who deceive the public. The only means the public has of holding politicians accountable for their actions is through voting in the general elections. These are few and far between and it means that once a party is in power it can pretty much do whatever it likes. I think there needs to be a law in place to hold politicians accountable when they deceive the public
