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The UK is attempting to rewrite its human rights laws to shift emphasis away from individual rights to the “wider society”—a.k.a. the “greater good” beloved by dictators throughout history.

Here is the document outlining the proposed revisions:

Human Rights Act Reform: A Modern Bill of Rights – Consultation (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/human-rights-act-reform-a-modern-bill-of-rights/human-rights-act-reform-a-modern-bill-of-rights-consultation and PDF here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1040409/human-rights-reform-consultation.pdf)

The Naked Emperor first brought these revisions to my attention in this post (https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/the-proposed-removal-of-human-rights?s=r). Kit Knightly also dug into the sinister overtones in this article (https://off-guardian.org/2022/02/08/uk-reforming-human-rights-law-compulsory-vaccines-on-the-horizon/).

They are accepting responses through tomorrow, March 8 (London time, presumably). Please consider emailing your response to HRAReform@justice.gov.uk and including a link to this article if desired.

On a related note, the UK has drafted an Online Safety Bill (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/985033/Draft_Online_Safety_Bill_Bookmarked.pdf) that strengthens its thoughtcrime laws (https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/rip-freedom-of-speech?s=r). The online petition (https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/601932) needs 100,000 signatures before Parliament will consider it for debate, and it’s currently just over 33,000. Please sign and share this petition widely so we can get it to 100,000.

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Michael Framson's avatar

Margaret, I'm going to take some liberty here. If GOD had a secretary, it would be you. Because.....GOD would have said to Margaret, "I am very disturbed by what is happening on earth.

GOD says to Margaret, "I need a letter, a comprehensive one, that addresses point by painful point what I find so disturbing. In all my wisdom, I never imagined that people, ones that should know better, could behave with such short shortsightedness, forgotten the sad truths of "their own" recent history." Who do they think they are?"

GOD in a plea to Margaret, "Can you compose such a letter, perhaps many letters that convey the seriousness, ill-conceived madness proposed by people who I thought were created in my own image."

Margaret with some hesitation says to GOD, "Yes, I believe I can".

And Margaret does GOD's will.

With great liberty, respectfully submitted.

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