Blasphemy referendum (1 Viewer)

[hydromancer]

Looks like there will be a referendum on that blasphemy law

Ireland set to call referendum on blasphemy laws | World news | The Guardian
It’s official: We’ll have a referendum to remove blasphemy from the Constitution

 

[ann post]

On one hand I thought this was nuts the first time round. Then I read the whole legal document and thought it was a protection against scientology, but i'm not so sure.

 

[hydromancer]

Well getting rid of it is just a matter of process really. Fairly mad that it got passed through the Dail in the first place.

 

[pete]

Well getting rid of it is just a matter of process really. Fairly mad that it got passed through the Dail in the first place.

had to be because it was required by the constitution, apparently

 

[Unicron]

had to be because it was required by the constitution, apparently

I'd say if they didn't there'd be a supreme court case at some point forcing it to happen

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Still nothing?

 

[pete]

Still nothing?

Don't hold your breath

News in Brief

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Better vote FG/Lab in again so they get around to it next term.

 

[тхеодоре кацзынски]

Georgia Scraps 'Blasphemy Bill' | Arts and Ideas

Fair play there Georgia.
Maybe we'll get a referendum on the matter lumped in with a referendum on the 8th.

 

[pete]

Time flies, etc.

 

[pete]

 

[Unicron]

How should you vote on Friday if you want to get rid of the restrictions on blasphemy?

 

[pete]

How should you vote on Friday if you want to get rid of the restrictions on blasphemy?

 

[pete]

The legal effect of a YES vote
If a majority votes Yes, then the Constitution will no longer require that publishing or saying something blasphemous is a criminal offence. A Yes vote would therefore allow the Oireachtas to change the law so that blasphemy is no longer a criminal offence.

 

[hydromancer]

In the event of a no vote
Pull the tongue out of the head and chop the fingers off

 

[Burgerbarbaby]

In the event of a no vote
Pull the tongue out of the head and chop the fingers off

Josepha Madigan did a very very weak job this morning on R1 of defending the Yes argument. The other dude (Professor something or other) said that retaining the blasphemy wording is important as a bulwark in the absence of effective Hate Speech legislation. Is there any validity to this?

 

[therealjohnny]

Josepha Madigan did a very very weak job this morning on R1 of defending the Yes argument. The other dude (Professor something or other) said that retaining the blasphemy wording is important as a bulwark in the absence of effective Hate Speech legislation. Is there any validity to this?

I think she said there is already legislation in place to deal with hate-speech as a whole? not sure though.
The professor made some mad comments about how the whole thing is set up for the government o have an "easy win" and tried to rant about how the money could have been better spent on more important things. I wasn't impressed with him.

 

[hydromancer]

Yep there is already some kind of legislation or at least not an absolute freedom of speech. (I think so anyway)

 

[ann post]

here's me speaking to a lawyer about it.

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[Burgerbarbaby]

Will listen to that now, @ann post. Thank you!