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You’re not wrong there, Gratts.
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So the High Court is now running the country. Does that mean in a democracy we can now elect these judges? How come the so-called Pacific solution was legal way back then for Howard, but everyone is saying this morning that it is probably no longer the case? (Along with Malaysia and Manus Island and Nauru). Sounds like the high court has now been infected by the “bash the Labor government”, along with Ltd. News and its fellow-travellers.
Stupid bl++dy country!
“How come the so-called Pacific solution was legal way back then for Howard, but everyone is saying this morning that it is probably no longer the case?”
Nauru was challenged in the High Court on the basis of people already being there. Malaysia was challenged on the basis of taking people there. Nauru may or may not pass the same challenge as Malaysia, it’s uncertain at the moment.
The High Court is one of the checks and balances of stable democracies. It’s doing its job and it’s doing it well.
You’re a bit of a goof, CML.
The Gillard Federal Government is no different to the past State Carr Government in NSW in this respect. When Premier Bob Carr told reporters on the steps of the oldest Parliament in this country “it dose not matter what the Land and Environment Court has ruled ( in regards to the Collex waste compaction site to eventually be located in the retired rail yards) we will just legislate to allow it. And they did. There is a seperation of powers and the politicians are in the drivers seat! Until we the voting public wake up to who holds the whip hand! Edward James
Edward – good point, but it won’t happen here because any legislation to overrule the court decision would have to get through the Senate. The Coalition will come up with some excuse to oppose it to keep the government stewing in their own juice, while there isn’t a hope in hell of the Greens supporting it.