Sydney, Apr. 30, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Cardinal George Pell of Sydney has argued against the adoption of a bill of rights for Australia, saying that he fears the eruption of "culture wars" that would be settled by arbitrary court decisions rather than the normal democratic process.
In an address to the Brisbane Institute, the cardinal pointed to the controversial judicial decisions that have given rise to fierce political divisions in the United States and Canada. "We don’t have a culture war here in Australia in the way the United States does, but a bill or charter of rights could help provoke one," he said, according to a report in Western Australia.
Court rulings on human-rights issues have frequently thwarted the popular will, Cardinal Pell observed. "Rights are best protected by the common law and by parliament when the people are equally aware of their responsibilities," he argued.
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That’s His Georgeness for you, knows what he’s on about.
That’s an interesting take. I rather think our Bill of Rights (especially the 1st Amendment) has helped us avoid the sort of religious persecution and infringements on free speech that we’re seeing in other Common Law nations (see, e.g., Canada).
Here in Canada a rather ironic twist has occurred. The human rights commissions that exist in every province have created the situation where a person charged with a human rights violation is now guilty until proven innocent. Typically, the people charged are the ones responsibly exercising their freedom to rationally express legitimate opinions contrary to the gay agenda. Most often, radical liberal individuals and organizations (homosexual lobby groups, radical feminists, historical revisionists) make a charge against a religious institution or individual that has spoken out, for example, against same gender marriage or the gay lifestyle. The complainant does not have to pay any legal fees, and in most cases, when a decision by a commission favours the respondent, there is no compensation for legal fees or lost wages. The complainant can bankrupt someone by filing a charge; however, the complainant is not held accountable when that charge proves to be baseless. By then it�s too late – the damage is done. Such a tactic is played out again and again. Our (Canadian) Charter of Rights and Freedoms has done nothing to prevent the abuse of our system by malicious individuals who get away with character assassination and for perpetrating economic injustice against their fellow citizens. Our human rights commissions represent institutionalized injustice and should be dismantled. Thank goodness people are beginning to understand the problem and are calling for the elimination of these kangaroo courts. (Apologies to kangaroos). The regular legal system is the proper forum in which people should make their complaints. At least then, in the event that a court decision rules against a complainant, a respondent can sue for expenses incurred while mounting a defense.
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Es kommen gerade in Europa viele neue �Euro�-Mischformen vor, die aus den hochwertigen �
Original-Koi� aus Japan und bei uns ans�ssigen Koiarten entstanden oder gez�chtet worden sind.
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In der heutigen Zeit gez�chtete Kois kommen haupts�chlich aus
Japan, gez�chtet wird aber auch neben S�dafrika in Singapur und Israel.
Es kommen gerade in Europa viele neue �Euro�-Mischformen vor, die aus den hochwertigen �
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