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grufty jim
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Re: Blasphemy made illegal in Ireland
Jul 26, 2009, 11:27
handofdave wrote:
Would anyone seriously enforce this bullshit?

As I said earlier, it seems clear to me that the law was deliberately written in such a way as to be essentially unenforceable. Constitutional scholars recognised that it was necessary to bring legislation in line with the Constitution, but at the same time the government was unwilling to genuinely assault the right of the Irish to free speech (even if they wanted to, EU law would make that rather difficult).

I see this law as an honest attempt to find a solution that would keep everyone happy. No, it's not perfect, but nor is it draconian or repressive.

(IMO)
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