THERE is a rather extreme view that this ‘tinterweb’ thingymabob is a good thing. But given the recent British Government initiative on e-petitions, we are wondering whether those with access to the ‘tinterweb’ should have to pass a stupidity test before being allowed to connect to the world wide web.
The first e-petition out of the blocks is the death penalty. The ‘weight’ of opinion for this means Parliament will get to debate something that will never happen.
Well, of course we do have a contingent of ‘hang ‘em high’ Tory backbenchers...
Nevermind that the death penalty doesn’t reduce crime, or that the risk of miscarriages of justice has too high price...
However, it was nice that it gave Jeffrey Donaldson a chance to go on the air and repeat the DUP stance, which roughly equates to “death is too good for them”.
Can’t wait for that debate in the Assembly, let alone Westminster!
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