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dude im baning you mother over here in eu. but im not a white,brown,black,yellow etc. im your nightmare
fact is this.. short of shooting the queen what could have got more publicity than this?they have acheived their goal.
Quote from: Don Rizzle on May 10, 2006, 03:16:12 AMiraq would just get annexed by iranThat would be a great solution. If Iran and the majority of Iraqi's are pleased with it, then why shouldn't they do it?
iraq would just get annexed by iran
Hunt protest halts Parliament Parliament has been suspended after five protesters got into the Commons chamber while MPs debated whether to ban hunting with dogs. It came as thousands of pro-hunters continued to protest outside Parliament in a mostly peaceful rally which involved some scuffles with police. Four of the men ran out from behind the speaker's chair. Another wrestled past a doorkeeper from a different entrance. They were chased by officials but one harangued minister Alun Michael. Outside Parliament, police estimate there are between 8,000 and 10,000 protesters but the organisers put it at 20,000. The four hour protest has been mostly peaceful but police have used their batons against a small minority of protesters. MPs had been debating the Bill on banning hunting with dogs. A series of votes will be held later in the effort to hold all the Commons stages in one day. POSSIBLE TIMETABLE 15 Sept 2004: MPs vote Oct: Lords debate Nov: Bill forced through using Parliament Act Feb 2005: Hare coursing ban Autumn 2006: Fox hunting banned All dates assume Commons votes in favour of ban and Lords votes against The mass protest outside Parliament was organised by the Countryside Alliance. Van loads of police in riot gear have been sent into the area to bolster the hundreds of officers already there, with scuffles in one corner of Parliament Square as police sought to keep demonstrators penned in and away from the House of Commons. Some bottles and fireworks were thrown and some protesters were filmed with bloodied heads after the clashes. The PA announcer for the demonstration appealed for calm saying: "You are doing our cause harm. We have no problem with the police." But some demonstrators continued jostling with police and shouting angry, anti-Tony Blair slogans. Simon Kenney, a huntsman from Durham, was bleeding from the head. He said: "I was up at the front trying to make my point to a policeman, then he just hit me with his baton." Westminster Bridge was also closed by a sit-down protest. Many of the protesters wore T-shirts picturing Tony Blair with devil horns and "I'll keep hunting" slogans. The government has chosen the path of prejudice and spite - the reaction it unleashes will be entirely its own responsibility Simon Hart Countryside Alliance Ministers are proposing a motion to delay enforcement of any ban until the end of July or beginning of August 2006 after backbench pressure. Even if it is backed by MPs, the two year delay cannot be forced through against Lords' wishes, which would leave the government with the choice of an immediate ban or no ban at all. Ballot box protest Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael said it would be "perverse" for the Lords and hunting supporters to oppose a delay. He told BBC News 24: "We want to give a bit of space for common sense for people to back off, to look at re-homing of the dogs they have at the moment for hunting purposes, to look at changing to drag hunting, to other business activities." HAVE YOUR SAY This is all about class warfare and very little to do with animal welfare Richard, England The prime minister's spokesman said it was time to live up to manifesto commitments to resolve the hunting issue after seven years of trying to find a way to find a middle way. Some critics say the delay is to avoid pro-hunt protests in the build-up to the election expected next spring. The minister said the election gave opponents of a ban the chance to register their protest at the ballot box rather than on the streets. Debate time All the stages of the Hunting Bill are set to be debated by MPs in just one day - something which was challenged by the Conservatives. MPs spent three hours debating and voting on the procedure before discussing the ban itself. No date has been given for a Lords debate, but this is expected to take place in October. HUNTING BAN DEBATE Baroness Golding, All Party Parliamentary Middle Way Group answered your questions in a live interactive forum The pro-hunting Countryside Alliance says it makes no difference if there was a delay before the Bill's implementation and plans to mount a legal challenge if the ban is approved using the Parliament Act. The chief executive of the League Against Cruel Sports, Douglas Batchelor, said that the return of the bill to the Commons was "the high point of our 80-year campaign", He said he "simply cannot see any good reason" for a delay on implementation of a ban. Story from BBC NEWS:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/uk_politics/3656524.stm
* finds it sad ya'll are missing WHY the guy dressed up as batman to protest in the first place *
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