[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

My understanding is that it would involve opting out of some human rights laws that we currently subscribe to from europe, it doesn't affect British laws, they have to go through and be approved by parliament as they have always done.

We have kicked back in the past at laws around prisoners voting rights for example.

It's really quite alarmist to say that our liberty is in jeopardy. We have many checks and balances in the system.

I think it depends on quite what she is planning on doing. And given she won't say anything besides that she is planning on scrapping human rights laws to make it easier to deport terrorists and such...I think its quite right that many are very concerned about what would happen to 'normal' people caught up in it all.

I mean, it sounds like people are wanting the power to deport/lock up anyone who is simply suspected of stuff. No actual proof needed or anything. Thats an extremely dangerous way of thinking. I get that people are scared, but that really is not the answer. There should always need to be proof rather that 'we just think they may be planning' (or...on the more extreme end which sadly many seem to come under 'he has brown skin, deport him, regardless of if he is born in Britain')...and at the moment, if there is proof they are locked up...so quite what is meant to to change besides 'normal people' losing their rights to innocent until proven guilty too?