{"id":17321,"date":"2020-12-03T14:11:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=17321"},"modified":"2020-12-03T14:11:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T21:11:22","slug":"breakin-the-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2020\/12\/03\/breakin-the-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Breakin’ The Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

     The veritable Daniel Hannan is an exemplifier of Anglo-spheric values that is (or at least ought to be) part and parcels of the heritage of the United States. He has summarized<\/a> this uniqueness succinctly:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe United Kingdom has extraordinary achievements to its name. It developed and exported the sublime idea that laws should not be passed, nor taxes raised, except by elected representatives. It elevated the individual above the collective and the rules above the rulers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

     So, how\u2019s that elevating \u201cthe rules above the rulers\u201d going<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Covert Human Intelligence Sources (CHIS) Bill was introduced to Parliament by the Home Secretary Priti Patel, with the much-publicized intention of permitting undercover operatives to break the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the bill is far more extensive in terms of who it extends such provision to, with a wide variety of governmental departments listed: \u2018Any police force; The National Crime Agency; The Serious Fraud Office; Any of the intelligence services; Any of Her Majesty\u2019s forces; Revenue and Customs; Her Majesty\u2019s Revenue and Customs; The Department of Health and Social Care; The Home Office; The Ministry of Justice; The Competition and Markets Authority; The Environment Agency; The Financial Conduct Authority; The Food Standards Agency; The Gambling Commission.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bill proposes that criminal activity would thus be permitted for members of all these bodies. The summary of the document states that it is to: \u2018make provision for, and in connection with, the authorisation of criminal conduct in the course of, or otherwise in connection with, the conduct of covert human intelligence sources.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CHIS bill is deliberately vague about what crimes are to be permitted, stating that criminal conduct is necessary if it is \u2018in the interests of national security; for the purpose of preventing or detecting crime or of preventing disorder; or in the interests of the economic well-being of the United Kingdom.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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     The only substantial limitation is \u201cthat the authorised conduct is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved by that conduct.\u201d This means rape, murder, arson, and rape are potentially fair game if they are considered \u201cproportionate<\/a>\u201d to the desired ends<\/em>.<\/p>\n

     \u201cBreakin\u2019 the Law\u201d ain\u2019t just a declaration of being a rebel or a Judas Priest song any longer.<\/p>\n

     A little mood music:<\/p>\n