tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042131604091564151.post5531287764923393644..comments2023-08-13T09:15:04.565+01:00Comments on MILLFLATS MERCURY-formerly the Tarff Advertiser: The Ascent of Man ... we never learn.Mad Jock McMadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17088238215251518226noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042131604091564151.post-3462440669077056502014-02-04T15:42:44.599+00:002014-02-04T15:42:44.599+00:00Thanks Peter.
Having absolute unrestrained power l...Thanks Peter.<br />Having absolute unrestrained power leads to situations like Hitler's "final solution".<br />Without legally binding safeguards for people,governments which claim absolute authority can pretty well do as they please.<br />A priority for the first independent Scottish government must be to enshrine human rights within a written constitution.<br />Of course,a written constitution will not give 100% guarantees that a government will always act within the constitution but it makes it much more difficult to do otherwise.<br />Pluralism in terms of democratic representation also acts as a barrier to unconstitutional behaviour and probably a head of state who is charged to uphold the constitution as well.<br />The London establishment fails on several of these tests which in my view makes it not fit for purpose in a 21st century community.<br />Thank goodness for the internet which allows for some check on their activities.<br /> bringitonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712089398887269381noreply@blogger.com